Ryzen 7 6800U vs Xeon E3-1270 v5

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.45
Ryzen 7 6800U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.46
+147%

Ryzen 7 6800U outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v5 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1175578
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.26no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency6.2181.82
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$339no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size122 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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
SocketFCLGA1151FP7
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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 E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 680M

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 E3-1270 v5 5.45
Ryzen 7 6800U 13.46
+147%

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 E3-1270 v5 8346
Ryzen 7 6800U 20596
+147%

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 E3-1270 v5 1368
Ryzen 7 6800U 1715
+25.4%

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 E3-1270 v5 4466
Ryzen 7 6800U 7428
+66.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.45 13.46
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 6800U has a 147% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 6800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 v5 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 6800U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1270 v5 and Ryzen 7 6800U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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