Ryzen 3 5300U vs Xeon E3-1270 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.62
Ryzen 3 5300U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.10
+8.5%

Ryzen 3 5300U outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v6 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11371084
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.86no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency7.3938.49
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$328no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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 speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3826
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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
SocketFCLGA1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U. 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+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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 v6 5.62
Ryzen 3 5300U 6.10
+8.5%

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 v6 8934
Ryzen 3 5300U 9694
+8.5%

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 v6 1416
+16.4%
Ryzen 3 5300U 1217

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 v6 4519
+25%
Ryzen 3 5300U 3615

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.62 6.10
Recency 28 March 2017 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5300U has a 8.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 380% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 3 5300U.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 5300U is a notebook one.


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