Xeon E3-1578L v5 vs Ryzen 5 1600
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 947 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 44 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.47 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Power efficiency | 11.25 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Skylake-H (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 16 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | $449 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5 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 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 20 |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 171 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 2,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5 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 | Intel BGA 1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5. 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 | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | LPDDR3-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 March 2017 | 31 May 2016 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 1600 has an age advantage of 9 months, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Xeon E3-1578L v5, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1578L v5 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1578L v5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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