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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
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2022-09-27
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 80 W. Released in Q2/2014.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has a base frequency of 4.5 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2022-09-27.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    80 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    372 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    292 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    428 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    383 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    531 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    519 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    307 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    244 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    245 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    395 place
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    37 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    4.5 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 42 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.4 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    45 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    33 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    38 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    6 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    48 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    30 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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 7000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 7000 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
    3.4 GHz left arrow 4.5 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 Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 8x
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 5.2 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 2
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 2200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2022
  • Shader
    - left arrow 128
  • Technology
    - left arrow 5 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 2
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 7 7700X and Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 83.2 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 5.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 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 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    80 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 142 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 105 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • 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,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 8 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-100000591WOF
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow 2022-09-27
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Chiplet
  • Codename
    - left arrow Raphael AM5
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release price
    - left arrow 399 $

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

More results: 9

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 9545.08142 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI
Duration: 104.766 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X.

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.

353.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
773.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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.

1683.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
7944.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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.

148.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
322.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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.

742.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
3328.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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.

888.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
2202.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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.

3371.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
14487.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

9833.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
36536.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

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