AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] vs Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Xeon Silver
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 2000 Intel Xeon Silver 4200

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] vs Intel Xeon Silver 4215R by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.10 GHz 3.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.40 GHz 4.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 16
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 1024 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 6
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] or Intel Xeon Silver 4215R? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 130 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 11.00 MB
• Architecture
  Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) Cascade Lake
• Technology
  12 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM4 LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q1/2020

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Intel Xeon Silver 4215R.

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