AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L

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
4,503

Rank #1,286

5,548
4,503

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 18.8% (Rank #448 vs #1286)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,431

Rank #1,357

5,790
4,431

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 23.5% (Rank #363 vs #1357)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,611

Rank #1,074

5,186
4,611

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 11.1% (Rank #521 vs #1074)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,589

Rank #988

5,023
4,589

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 8.6% (Rank #370 vs #988)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,593

Rank #917

4,848
4,593

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 5.3% (Rank #510 vs #917)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,596

Rank #971

5,112
4,596

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.1% (Rank #337 vs #971)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E3-1260L Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
6
8
-25%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,400 MHz
+33.3%
Clock Multiplier
36x
24x
+33.3%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
8 MiB
+76.2%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
45 W
30.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E3-1260L
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Sandy Bridge
Socket Socket Socket 1155
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA10
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3
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 E3-1260L
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1260L
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Xeon E3-1260L
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Xeon E3-1260L
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Xeon E3-1260L
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Xeon E3-1260L
Sandy Bridge

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Xeon E3-1260L
Socket 1155

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon E3-1260L
FC-LGA10

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Xeon E3-1260L
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Xeon E3-1260L
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Xeon E3-1260L
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon E3-1260L
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Xeon E3-1260L
Server

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Xeon E3-1260L
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E3-1260L
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 216 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 1,160
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Xeon E3-1260L
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Xeon E3-1260L
216 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Xeon E3-1260L
1,160

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Xeon E3-1260L
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Xeon E3-1260L
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Xeon E3-1260L
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1260L
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E3-1260L
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
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64