Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2141
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 948 vs 942
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 91.07 vs 31.717
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.724 vs 0.7
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.714 vs 1.815

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 2141
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	948 vs 942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	91.07 vs 31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.724 vs 0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.714 vs 1.815

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9134 vs 7970
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3794 vs 3775
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.814 vs 5.416
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.777 vs 6.136

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9134 vs 7970
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3794 vs 3775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.814 vs 5.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.777 vs 6.136

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7970

9134

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

948

942

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3775

3794

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.416

13.814

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

91.07

31.717

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.724

0.7

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.714

1.815

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.136

6.777

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2141
PassMark - CPU mark	7970	9134
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	948	942
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3775	3794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.416	13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	91.07	31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.724	0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.714	1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.136	6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1999	2023
Processor Number	E3-1230V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)