Xeon E3-1260L vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+168%
Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Xeon E3-1260L by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10251746
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.73
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency43.285.38
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L 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)
Threads68
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm32 nm
Die size156 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C59 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L 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 configuration11
SocketFP6LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L 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 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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 4500U 6.86
+168%
Xeon E3-1260L 2.56

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 4500U 10903
+168%
Xeon E3-1260L 4073

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 2.56
Integrated graphics card 6.04 0.55
Recency 6 January 2020 3 April 2011
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 168% higher aggregate performance score, 998.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon E3-1260L, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1260L in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E3-1260L, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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