Xeon E5420 vs Ryzen 5 3500

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	840	2154
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.67	0.24
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	no data	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$150	$121

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3500 has 1429% better value for money than Xeon E5420.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5420 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)	no data
Threads	6	no data
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB	12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	67 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5420 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)	no data
Socket	Socket AM4	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
FSB parity	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

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 3500 outperforms Xeon E5420 by 531% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.27	1.31
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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