AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4

Processor comparisons 18-03-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, PCMark 10, Blender, PassMark, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Furmark, 7zip, AIDA64, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, MATLAB, SuperPi, RealBench, WPrime, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

57%

Xeon E5-2680R v4

55%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 is 3% better than Xeon E5-2680R v4. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

55%

Xeon E5-2680R v4

56%

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 play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.2	99.4
Valorant	111.6	112.9
Cyberpunk 2077	62.5	63.3
Apex Legends	104.9	106.2
Call of Duty Warzone	83.7	84.7
Overwatch	90.4	91.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.0	77.9
DOOM Eternal	55.8	56.5
Warzone	87.0	88.1
Assassin's Creed	93.7	94.9
Valheim	92.6	93.7

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

70%

Xeon E5-2680R v4

19%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2680R v4 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 120W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that 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 7 PRO 3700	Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4
Cinbench 15 Single-core	227	109
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2196	3205
Cinbench 20 Single-core	527	242
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4811	7541
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1311	647
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13391	18220

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4
Single-Core	2952	2021
Multi-Core	24209	18545

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4
Single-Core	1369	705
Multi-Core	10006	11170

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4
Announcement date	September 30, 2019	October 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Server
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Core name	Matisse	Broadwell
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	4
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	8	14
Threads	16	28
Bus rate		9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	4130 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	120 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max. Memory		15 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	35 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000073

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 is 33% better than Xeon E5-2680R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2680R v4 has 6 more core than Ryzen 7 PRO 3700. 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 7 PRO 3700 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 is better: 24
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 - all data

• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 specs and review.