Xeon D-1521 vs Ryzen 5 5560U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.56
+167%
Xeon D-1521
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.58

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Xeon D-1521 by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon D-1521 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7991519
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.60
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesRyzen 5Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency60.287.52
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 December 2021 (3 years ago)1 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon D-1521 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 speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million3,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon D-1521 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)
SocketFP6FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon D-1521. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon D-1521 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon D-1521 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 5560U and Xeon D-1521. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphicsno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon D-1521.

PCIe version3.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes824
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data6
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data+
UARTno 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.


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 5560U 9.56
+167%
Xeon D-1521 3.58

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 5560U 15188
+167%
Xeon D-1521 5690

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.56 3.58
Recency 1 December 2021 1 November 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has a 167% 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 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1521 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while Xeon D-1521 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon D-1521, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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