AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 37% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 65.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 69 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 1984
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19346 vs 6195
2.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5422 vs 1873

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs May 2012
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 65.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 69 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	19346 vs 6195
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422 vs 1873

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3058

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19346

6195

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5422

1873

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	19346	6195
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422	1873
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.824

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	May 2012
OPN Tray	100-000000457
Place in performance rating	777	2275
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$360
Price now		$352.10
Processor Number		E3-1230V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.41
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	65.8°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	10700 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.77 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)