Xeon E3-1281 v3 vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E3-1281 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1117	1263
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	8.35	5.42
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E3-1281 v3 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	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E3-1281 v3 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	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	82 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E3-1281 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E3-1281 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E3-1281 v3 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 5 1500X and Xeon E3-1281 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E3-1281 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.95	4.87
Recency	16 March 2017	1 April 2014
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	82 Watt

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