AMD Ryzen 3 4300U vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 3 4300U		Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 3 4300U or Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U was released in Q1/2020. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

AMD Ryzen 3 (33)	Family	Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)	CPU group	Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
3	Generation	4
Renoir (Zen 2)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	Predecessor	--
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	Successor	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
4	Cores	12
4	Threads	24
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.70 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.10 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir)	GPU	no iGPU
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
5	GPU Generation	--
7 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
5	Compute units	--
320	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir)	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1866
64 GB	Max. Memory	768 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	30.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	40
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is 130 W.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	130 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
10 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 cache has a total of 30.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
7 nm	Technology	22 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP6	Socket	LGA 2011
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2020	Release date	Q3/2013
--	Release price	1975 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (100%)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (61%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (44%)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1058 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	762 (72%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	2655 (34%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	7782 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1340 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	702 (52%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3140 (61%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	5167 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	7510 (44%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	17198 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	167 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	98 (59%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	578 (37%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	1557 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	651 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	8249 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	425 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1502 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz	896 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	42 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	4519 (100%)

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