Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs Xeon X5690

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5690
2011
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
4.43
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.70
+6.1%

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms Xeon X5690 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13391281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.92no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency3.2229.65
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$205no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.46 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size239 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FP5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size288 GB32 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon X5690 4.43
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 4.70
+6.1%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon X5690 7029
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 7465
+6.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon X5690 546
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 939
+72%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon X5690 2515
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 3018
+20%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 4.70
Recency 14 February 2011 8 April 2019
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon X5690 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U, on the other hand, has a 6.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U.

Be aware that Xeon X5690 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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