AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, 7zip, RealBench, PassMark, Handbrake, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, AIDA64, MATLAB, Furmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Prime95, PCMark 10, 3DMark, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the processors are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fallout 76
Overwatch

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

55%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

54%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.9	108.6
Valorant	109.0	123.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	69.1
Apex Legends	102.4	116.0
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	92.6
Overwatch	88.3	100.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.2	85.2
DOOM Eternal	54.5	61.7
Warzone	85.0	96.3
Assassin's Creed	91.5	103.7
Valheim	90.5	102.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

68%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 145W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Cinbench 15 Single-core	200	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1612	3177
Cinbench 20 Single-core	490	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3670	7475
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1258	641
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9382	18061

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	2637	1916
Multi-Core	17982	18383

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	1329	910
Multi-Core	7744	20218

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Announcement date	September 30, 2019	January 01, 2021
Type	Desktop	Server
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Core name	Matisse	Broadwell
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	4
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	6	18
Threads	12	36
Bus rate		9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	4130 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	145 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max. Memory		15 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	32MB	45 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000029

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is 36% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 12 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 3600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 26
Although it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.