Xeon E3-1230 v6 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500GT
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.72
+146%
Xeon E3-1230 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.18

Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v6 by a whopping 146% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6091202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.446.28
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency18.536.81
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500GT has 1006% better value for money than Xeon E3-1230 v6.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache16 MB8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 7no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 5500GT 12.72
+146%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 5.18

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 5500GT 20198
+145%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 8229

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 5.18
Recency 8 January 2024 28 March 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 72 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 145.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 10.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 v6 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1230 v6 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E3-1230 v6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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