AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Summary
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
148%
Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
228%
Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
100%
Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
145%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 128% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| 75 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 45% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| ECC | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| x8 SDDC | | | |
| vPro | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen 2 | vs | Haswell-EX |
| Release Date | Mar 2019 | vs | Jun 2015 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 18 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 36 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 8 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | vs | 46080 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 160mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | | Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | vs | 2300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4400 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 140 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
4928 points
Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
2576 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
29514 points
Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
55641 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better