Xeon E3-1270L v4 vs Ryzen 3 5300U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 5300U outperforms Xeon E3-1270L v4 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1077 | 1234 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 38.42 | 10.15 |
| Architecture codename | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) | Broadwell-DT (2015) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 2 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 182 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | 1150 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| eDRAM | no data | 128 MB |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 29.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.32 | 5.01 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 2 June 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 3 5300U has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 5300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270L v4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 5300U is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1270L v4 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 5300U and Xeon E3-1270L v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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