Ryzen 5 7535U vs Xeon E3-1220L
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7535U outperforms Xeon E3-1220L by a whopping 649% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2172 | 715 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 6.81 | 36.44 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Rembrandt-R (2023) |
| Release date | 3 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.55 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 660M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.44 | 10.78 |
| Recency | 3 April 2011 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon E3-1220L has 40% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 7535U, on the other hand, has a 648.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 433.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 7535U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1220L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7535U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220L and Ryzen 5 7535U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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