AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Xeon 5160

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,548

Rank #448

vs
4,252

Rank #1,591

5,548
4,252

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 23.4% (Rank #448 vs #1591)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,208

Rank #1,569

5,790
4,208

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 27.3% (Rank #363 vs #1569)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,318

Rank #1,695

5,186
4,318

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 16.7% (Rank #521 vs #1695)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,485

Rank #1,635

5,023
4,485

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.7% (Rank #370 vs #1635)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,456

Rank #1,622

4,848
4,456

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.1% (Rank #510 vs #1622)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,454

Rank #1,690

5,112
4,454

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.9% (Rank #337 vs #1690)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon 5160 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
3,000 MHz
+16.7%
Clock Multiplier
36x
9x
+75%
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
3 MiB
--
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
80 W
18.8% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon 5160
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Woodcrest
Socket Socket Socket 771
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR2
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Xeon 5160
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Xeon 5160
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Xeon 5160
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Xeon 5160
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Xeon 5160
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Xeon 5160
Woodcrest

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Xeon 5160
Socket 771

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon 5160
FC-LGA6

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Xeon 5160
DDR2

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Xeon 5160
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Xeon 5160
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon 5160
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Xeon 5160
Server

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Xeon 5160
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon 5160
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Xeon 5160
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Xeon 5160
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Xeon 5160
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Xeon 5160
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Xeon 5160
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Xeon 5160
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon 5160
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon 5160
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64