AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Xeon E5506

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
4,204

Rank #1,671

5,548
4,204

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 24.2% (Rank #448 vs #1671)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,142

Rank #1,640

5,790
4,142

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 28.5% (Rank #363 vs #1640)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,297

Rank #1,764

5,186
4,297

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 17.1% (Rank #521 vs #1764)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,533

Rank #1,275

5,023
4,533

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 9.8% (Rank #370 vs #1275)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,500

Rank #1,324

4,848
4,500

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 7.2% (Rank #510 vs #1324)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,515

Rank #1,295

5,112
4,515

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 11.7% (Rank #337 vs #1295)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5506 Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
6
4
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,130 MHz
+40.8%
Clock Multiplier
36x
16x
+55.6%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
4 MiB
+88.1%
Memory Channels
2
3
-33.3%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
19 GB/s
+59.7%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
80 W
18.8% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5506
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X E5506
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Gainestown
Socket Socket FCLGA1366
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 800
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Server
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Xeon E5506
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Xeon E5506
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Xeon E5506
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Xeon E5506
E5506

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Xeon E5506
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Xeon E5506
Gainestown

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Xeon E5506
FCLGA1366

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon E5506
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Xeon E5506
DDR3 800

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Xeon E5506
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Xeon E5506
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon E5506
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Xeon E5506
Server

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Xeon E5506
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5506
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Xeon E5506
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Xeon E5506
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Xeon E5506
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Xeon E5506
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Xeon E5506
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Xeon E5506
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5506
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5506
GPU -- HD Graphics 2000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Xeon E5506
HD Graphics 2000

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Xeon E5506
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Xeon E5506
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon E5506
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
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64