Ryzen 5 3500U vs Xeon E5-1620

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1620
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
3.69
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36
+18.2%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Xeon E5-1620 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14951359
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.76no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.6827.49
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$313no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size294 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FP5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size375 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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 E5-1620 3.69
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.36
+18.2%

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 E5-1620 5859
Ryzen 5 3500U 6930
+18.3%

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 E5-1620 612
Ryzen 5 3500U 862
+40.8%

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 E5-1620 2257
Ryzen 5 3500U 2482
+10%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 4.36
Recency 6 March 2012 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1620 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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