AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
4,695

Rank #1,107

6,171
4,695

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 23.9% (Rank #188 vs #1107)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,720

Rank #1,137

6,116
4,720

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 22.8% (Rank #228 vs #1137)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,658

Rank #1,020

6,254
4,658

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 25.5% (Rank #198 vs #1020)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,637

Rank #865

5,674
4,637

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 18.3% (Rank #144 vs #865)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,670

Rank #752

5,786
4,670

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 19.3% (Rank #138 vs #752)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,636

Rank #873

5,532
4,636

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 16.2% (Rank #179 vs #873)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E3-1280 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
3,500 MHz
-11.4%
Clock Multiplier --
35x
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
8 MiB
+88.1%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
95 W
31.6% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E3-1280
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Sandy Bridge
Socket Socket Socket 1155
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA10
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Xeon E3-1280
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1280
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Xeon E3-1280
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Xeon E3-1280
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Xeon E3-1280
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Xeon E3-1280
Sandy Bridge

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Xeon E3-1280
Socket 1155

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Xeon E3-1280
FC-LGA10

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Xeon E3-1280
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Xeon E3-1280
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Xeon E3-1280
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon E3-1280
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Xeon E3-1280
Server

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Xeon E3-1280
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E3-1280
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 216 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,160
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Xeon E3-1280
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E3-1280
216 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E3-1280
1,160

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Xeon E3-1280
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Xeon E3-1280
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Xeon E3-1280
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1280
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E3-1280
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64