Xeon E3-1268L v5 vs Ryzen 5 5560U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.56
+140%
Xeon E3-1268L v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
3.99

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Xeon E3-1268L v5 by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7991430
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.72
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesRyzen 5Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency60.2810.78
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date1 December 2021 (3 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$377

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L 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 speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP61151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L v5. 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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L v5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon GraphicsIntel HD Graphics P530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

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 5560U 9.56
+140%
Xeon E3-1268L v5 3.99

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 5560U 15188
+140%
Xeon E3-1268L v5 6334

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.56 3.99
Integrated graphics card 1.98 2.79
Recency 1 December 2021 19 October 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has a 139.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E3-1268L v5, on the other hand, has 40.9% faster integrated GPU.

The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1268L v5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1268L v5 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1268L v5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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