Xeon E5-1603 v3 vs Ryzen 5 3500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.37
+56.6%
Xeon E5-1603 v3
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 140 Watt
2.79

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Xeon E5-1603 v3 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13561690
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency27.431.88
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm22 nm
Die size209.78 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C67 °C
Number of transistors4940 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.65–1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FCLGA2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1240

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 3500U 4.37
+56.6%
Xeon E5-1603 v3 2.79

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 3500U 6935
+56.7%
Xeon E5-1603 v3 4427

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.37 2.79
Recency 6 January 2019 8 September 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 56.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 833.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1603 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1603 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon E5-1603 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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