Xeon E3-1285L v4 vs Ryzen 5 3600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
+119%
Xeon E3-1285L v4
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.09

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Xeon E3-1285L v4 by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7021219
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.82no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency16.267.41
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
FDIno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 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 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel Iris Pro P6300
Max video memory-32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.15 GHz
Execution Units-48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 3600 11.17
+119%
Xeon E3-1285L v4 5.09

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 3600 17742
+119%
Xeon E3-1285L v4 8088

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 3600 1614
+29.3%
Xeon E3-1285L v4 1248

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 3600 6912
+57.8%
Xeon E3-1285L v4 4379

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.17 5.09
Recency 7 July 2019 2 June 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 119.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1285L v4 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1285L v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E3-1285L v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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