Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon E3-1505M v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1505M v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.40
Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
28.70
+552%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon E3-1505M v5 by a whopping 552% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1348160
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.8227.74
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency9.2525.85
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date27 October 2015 (9 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$434$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5950X has 1424% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505M v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2834
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size122 mm2CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors2,300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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
SocketFCBGA1440AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X. 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, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics P530-
Max video memory1.7 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz-
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over VGAN/A-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.4-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 E3-1505M v5 4.40
Ryzen 9 5950X 28.70
+552%

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 E3-1505M v5 6987
Ryzen 9 5950X 45593
+553%

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 E3-1505M v5 1182
Ryzen 9 5950X 2215
+87.4%

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 E3-1505M v5 3645
Ryzen 9 5950X 12104
+232%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 5560
Ryzen 9 5950X 6690
+20.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 21436
Ryzen 9 5950X 56641
+164%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 7024
Ryzen 9 5950X 17657
+151%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 7.8
Ryzen 9 5950X 4.23
+84.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 8
Ryzen 9 5950X 48
+505%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 725
Ryzen 9 5950X 4324
+497%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 158
Ryzen 9 5950X 267
+69.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 1.78
Ryzen 9 5950X 3.08
+73%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 4
Ryzen 9 5950X 26
+558%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 3846
Ryzen 9 5950X 12736
+231%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Xeon E3-1505M v5 45
Ryzen 9 5950X 212
+371%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Xeon E3-1505M v5 166
Ryzen 9 5950X 330
+98.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.40 28.70
Recency 27 October 2015 5 November 2020
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E3-1505M v5 has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has a 552.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1505M v5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1505M v5 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Ryzen 9 5950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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