Xeon E3-1240 v5 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600X
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.22
+58.1%
Xeon E3-1240 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.20

Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms Xeon E3-1240 v5 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9251200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.493.95
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency8.196.15
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249$282

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600X has 14% better value for money than Xeon E3-1240 v5.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3635
L1 cache576 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2122 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151,FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® 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-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5 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 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A
Clear Video--
Clear Video HD--
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support--
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-N/A
Max resolution over eDP-N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort-N/A
Max resolution over VGA-N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-N/A
OpenGL-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2416

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 1600X 8.22
+58.1%
Xeon E3-1240 v5 5.20

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 1600X 13056
+58%
Xeon E3-1240 v5 8262

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 1600X 1135
Xeon E3-1240 v5 1322
+16.5%

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 1600X 4760
+9.9%
Xeon E3-1240 v5 4330

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.22 5.20
Recency 16 March 2017 19 October 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600X has a 58.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Xeon E3-1240 v5, on the other hand, has 18.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1240 v5 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1240 v5 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1240 v5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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