Xeon 5120 vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon 5120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1122	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	8.34	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Woodcrest (2006)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon 5120 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon 5120 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon 5120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon 5120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon 5120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon 5120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon 5120.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm

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