Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Ryzen 5 1500X

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73
+23.2%
Xeon E5-1620 v4
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.65

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v4 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11371291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.143.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency8.343.14
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1500X has 4% better value for money than Xeon E5-1620 v4.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier3535
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million3,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 5.73
+23.2%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 4.65

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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 9099
+23.1%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 7389

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1500X 1114
Xeon E5-1620 v4 1118
+0.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1500X 3688
Xeon E5-1620 v4 4023
+9.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.73 4.65
Recency 16 March 2017 20 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 1500X has a 23.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 v4 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon E5-1620 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Ryzen 5 1500X
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
Xeon E5-1620 v4

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.2 935 votes

Rate Ryzen 5 1500X on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3 48 votes

Rate Xeon E5-1620 v4 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen 5 1500X or Xeon E5-1620 v4, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.