Ryzen 3 2300X vs Xeon L5630
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 2300X outperforms Xeon L5630 by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1961 | 1251 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.10 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 4.50 | 6.94 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 August 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,100 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 63 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X 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 configuration | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X 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 L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X 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 L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.90 | 4.77 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 1 August 2018 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon L5630 has 100% more threads, and 62.5% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 2300X, on the other hand, has a 151.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 2300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5630 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon L5630 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 2300X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5630 and Ryzen 3 2300X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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