Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Xeon E5430

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2205not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.67no data
Architecture codenameno dataZen (2017−2020)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 coresno data6 (Hexa-Core)
Threadsno data12
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2007 11 October 2019
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600AF has an age advantage of 12 years, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5430 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5430 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop one.


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