Xeon E3-1585 v5 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	846	1097
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.89	0.79
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon E3
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$556
Current price	$114 (0.5x MSRP)	$979 (1.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600X has 1785% better value for money than Xeon E3-1585 v5.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5 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	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5 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	AM4	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5 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 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	LPDDR3-1600, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
Max video memory	-	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.15 GHz
Execution Units	-	72

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Xeon E3-1585 v5.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	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.

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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.

Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms Xeon E3-1585 v5 by 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.45	5.44
Recency	11 April 2017	31 May 2016
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Cost	$249	$556
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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