Xeon W-3265 vs Ryzen 5 1500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.95
Xeon W-3265
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
19.67
+231%

Xeon W-3265 outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by a whopping 231% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon W-3265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1117303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.289.57
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency8.358.75
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189$3,349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3265 has 192% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1500X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon W-3265 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3527
L1 cache384 KB1.5 MB
L2 cache2 MB24 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon W-3265 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)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon W-3265. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon W-3265 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon W-3265 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 W-3265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon W-3265.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2064

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 5.95
Xeon W-3265 19.67
+231%

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 9103
Xeon W-3265 30105
+231%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.95 19.67
Recency 16 March 2017 3 June 2019
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Ryzen 5 1500X has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3265, on the other hand, has a 230.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon W-3265 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1500X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop processor while Xeon W-3265 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon W-3265, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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