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AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2017
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Released
Q1/2016
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 1300X or Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    828 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 1300X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    389 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    363 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    470 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    535 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    652 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    770 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    199 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    376 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    140 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    313 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    696 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    406 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 3.5 times more cores

    14 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    517 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    550 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    62 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    242 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    163 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v4
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 14
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 28
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 120 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 35.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Broadwell E
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q1/2016

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
360
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
213
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1357
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
3107
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
146
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
138
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
553
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
2004
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3916
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
3887
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
10602
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
50246
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.8
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
1.68
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
6.18
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
24.68
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
7411
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
19864
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

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