Xeon D-1540 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.60
+77.1%

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Xeon D-1540 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon D-1540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6861052
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.652.80
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency16.2713.27
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)9 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$581

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600 has 780% better value for money than Xeon D-1540.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon D-1540 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon D-1540 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)
SocketAM4FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon D-1540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon D-1540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon D-1540 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 3600 and Xeon D-1540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon D-1540.

PCIe versionno data2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanesno data24
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data6
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data+
UARTno 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. 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 3600 11.60
+77.1%
Xeon D-1540 6.55

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 3600 17748
+77%
Xeon D-1540 10025

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 3600 1614
+169%
Xeon D-1540 601

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 3600 6916
+54.9%
Xeon D-1540 4464

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.60 6.55
Recency 7 July 2019 9 March 2015
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 77.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon D-1540, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1540 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-1540 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon D-1540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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