Ryzen 5 4600H 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 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08
+61.6%

Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v6 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1150849
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.48no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency7.3819.08
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 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 5 4600H 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 speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3830
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB8 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 5 4600H 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 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 4600H. 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 5 4600H 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 5 4600H 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 5 4600H. 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/s68.27 GB/s
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 5 4600H 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 5 4600H 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 5 4600H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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 E3-1270 v6 5.62
Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08
+61.6%

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 5 4600H 14417
+61.4%

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 1414
+3.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 1372

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 4529
Ryzen 5 4600H 5107
+12.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.62 9.08
Recency 28 March 2017 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600H has a 61.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v6 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 4600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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