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).

 

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: 2198 vs 2129
  • 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 2198 vs 2129
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 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9099 vs 7956
  • 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 9099 vs 7956
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
2198
2129
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7956
9099
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 2198 2129
PassMark - CPU mark 7956 9099
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 1989 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™)