Xeon Silver 4310T vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon Silver 4310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1052	513
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.76	27.58
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	no data
Current price	$111 (0.6x MSRP)	$714

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4310T has 215% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1500X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon Silver 4310T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	8	20
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	88 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	88 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon Silver 4310T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon Silver 4310T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon Silver 4310T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon Silver 4310T are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon Silver 4310T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	64 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Xeon Silver 4310T.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Silver 4310T outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.88	13.56
Recency	11 April 2017	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	10
Threads	8	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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