Xeon D-1521 vs Ryzen 5 1600
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Xeon D-1521 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon D-1521 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1011 | 1571 |
| Place by popularity | 34 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.84 | 2.59 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon D |
| Power efficiency | 11.21 | 7.51 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 11 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 November 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 1600 has 48% better value for money than Xeon D-1521.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon D-1521 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 32 | 24 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 1.5 MB (per core) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 246.24 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 3,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon D-1521 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon D-1521. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | 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 | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon D-1521 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon D-1521 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 1600 and Xeon D-1521. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 34.124 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon D-1521.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 24 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 6 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
| UART | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.65 | 3.55 |
| Recency | 11 April 2017 | 1 November 2015 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 1600 has a 115.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Xeon D-1521, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon D-1521 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-1521 is a server/workstation one.
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