Xeon E3-1285L v3 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Place in performance ranking	930	1337
Place by popularity	51	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.15	1.06
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$809

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600 has 386% better value for money than Xeon E3-1285L v3.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	213 mm²	160 mm²
Number of transistors	4800 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 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)	1
Socket	Socket AM4	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
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 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel HD P4600
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.25 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 7.96
+80.5%

Xeon E3-1285L v3 4.41

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 1600 12280
+80.5%

Xeon E3-1285L v3 6803

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1600 1083
+20.1%

Xeon E3-1285L v3 902

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1600 4638
+54.8%

Xeon E3-1285L v3 2997

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.96	4.41
Recency	16 March 2017	2 June 2013
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 80.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1285L v3 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1285L v3 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E3-1285L v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.