AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 |
| Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| XFR | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| ECC | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| x8 SDDC | | | |
| vPro | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Skylake-DT |
| Release Date | Jun 2017 | vs | Oct 2015 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16384 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 192mm² | vs | 160mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 80 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4070 points
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4600 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
26571 points
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
20594 points
Points - higher is better