AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 PRO 1500

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2129 vs 1618
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9099 vs 5099
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 942 vs 592
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3794 vs 2402

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	9099 vs 5099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	942 vs 592
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3794 vs 2402

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2129

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9099

5099

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

592

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3794

2402

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	9099	5099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	942	592
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3794	2402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	May 2012
OPN Tray	YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2026	1972
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$142
Price now		$142.42
Processor Number		E3-1265LV2
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		16.10
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	192 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
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	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3