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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2013
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
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Q2/2020
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 or AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 80 W. Released in Q2/2013.

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS has a base frequency of 3 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    390 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    308 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    461 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    398 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    551 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    541 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    336 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    282 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    279 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    252 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    410 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    119 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.3 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 80 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    163 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    122 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    249 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    120 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    40 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v3 left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000H
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 4000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.3 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 8
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1750 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 512
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 8
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 and AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    80 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 35 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 54 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 and AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Renoir
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 and AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

334.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
495.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1555.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4315.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

144.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
200.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

722.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
1918.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

870.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
1207.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3268.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
7842.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

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