AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

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
4,875

Rank #976

5,548
4,875

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.1% (Rank #448 vs #976)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,748

Rank #1,118

5,790
4,748

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 18% (Rank #363 vs #1118)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
5,065

Rank #590

5,186
5,065

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 2.3% (Rank #521 vs #590)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,851

Rank #480

5,023
4,851

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 3.4% (Rank #370 vs #480)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,932

Rank #464

4,848
4,932

Xeon E5-2470 v2 wins by 1.7% (Rank #510 vs #464)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,773

Rank #615

5,112
4,773

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 6.6% (Rank #337 vs #615)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5-2470 v2 Diff
Cores
6
10
-40%
Threads
6
20
-70%
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
24 MiB
+25.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
95 W
31.6% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5-2470 v2
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Ivy Bridge-EN
Socket Socket Socket 1356
Package µOPGA-1331
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 E5-2470 v2
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Xeon E5-2470 v2
Ivy Bridge-EN

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Xeon E5-2470 v2
Socket 1356

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon E5-2470 v2

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Xeon E5-2470 v2
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Xeon E5-2470 v2
Server

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Xeon E5-2470 v2
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5-2470 v2
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 1,400
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Xeon E5-2470 v2
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Xeon E5-2470 v2
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Xeon E5-2470 v2
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Xeon E5-2470 v2
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5-2470 v2
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5-2470 v2
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-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64