Xeon E3-1505L v5 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.43
+38.4%
Xeon E3-1505L v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 25 Watt
3.20

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U outperforms Xeon E3-1505L v5 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13331612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.95
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency27.9512.11
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date8 April 2019 (5 years ago)27 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$433

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2120
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2122 mm2
Number of transistors4940 Million2,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L 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)
SocketFP5Intel BGA 1440
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L 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 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L 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 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelLPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)Intel HD Graphics P530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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 PRO 3500U 4.43
+38.4%
Xeon E3-1505L v5 3.20

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 PRO 3500U 7041
+38.5%
Xeon E3-1505L v5 5083

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 3.20
Integrated graphics card 4.51 2.79
Recency 8 April 2019 27 October 2015
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U has a 38.4% higher aggregate performance score, 61.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1505L v5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1505L v5 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Xeon E3-1505L v5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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