Ryzen 5 5600H vs Xeon E3-1260L

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56
Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.68
+317%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Xeon E3-1260L by a whopping 317% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1732729
Place by popularitynot in top-10046
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.52no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency5.3822.48
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature59 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA1155FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no 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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2000AMD Radeon Vega 7
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

Xeon E3-1260L 2.56
Ryzen 5 5600H 10.68
+317%

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 4073
Ryzen 5 5600H 16969
+317%

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 457
Ryzen 5 5600H 1602
+251%

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 1484
Ryzen 5 5600H 5777
+289%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 10.68
Integrated graphics card 0.55 7.46
Recency 3 April 2011 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 5 5600H has a 317.2% higher aggregate performance score, 1256.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1260L in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 5600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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