Xeon E3-1230 v6 vs Ryzen 5 5560U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.56
+84.6%
Xeon E3-1230 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.18

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v6 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1230 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7991201
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.24
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesRyzen 5Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency60.286.80
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 December 2021 (3 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U 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 speed2.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache8 MB8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U 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)
SocketFP6FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1230 v6. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
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 5560U 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 5560U 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 5560U and Xeon E3-1230 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-2400, 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 Graphicsno data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U 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 5560U 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 5560U and Xeon E3-1230 v6.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

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
+84.6%
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 5560U 15188
+84.6%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 8229

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 5560U 1673
+24.3%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 1346

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 5560U 6322
+38.6%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 4560

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.56 5.18
Recency 1 December 2021 28 March 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 72 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has a 84.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 380% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 v6 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1230 v6 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5560U and Xeon E3-1230 v6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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