AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Xeon E5520

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
4,374

Rank #1,440

6,171
4,374

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 29.1% (Rank #188 vs #1440)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,282

Rank #1,503

6,116
4,282

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 30% (Rank #228 vs #1503)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,511

Rank #1,205

6,254
4,511

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 27.9% (Rank #198 vs #1205)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,580

Rank #1,028

5,674
4,580

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 19.3% (Rank #144 vs #1028)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,546

Rank #1,068

5,786
4,546

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 21.4% (Rank #138 vs #1068)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,568

Rank #1,055

5,532
4,568

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 17.4% (Rank #179 vs #1055)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5520 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,260 MHz
+27.1%
Clock Multiplier --
17x
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
3
-33.3%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
26 GB/s
+46.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
12
+40%
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
80 W
18.8% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5520
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO E5520
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Gainestown
Socket Socket FCLGA1366
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Market Segment Desktop Server
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Xeon E5520
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Xeon E5520
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Xeon E5520
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Xeon E5520
E5520

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Xeon E5520
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Xeon E5520
Gainestown

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Xeon E5520
FCLGA1366

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Xeon E5520
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Xeon E5520
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Xeon E5520
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Xeon E5520
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon E5520
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Xeon E5520
Server

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Xeon E5520
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5520
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 263 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Xeon E5520
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5520
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5520
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Xeon E5520
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Xeon E5520
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Xeon E5520
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5520
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5520
GPU -- HD Graphics 620
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5520
HD Graphics 620

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5520
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5520
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5520
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
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
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