Xeon E3-1545M v5 vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Xeon E3-1545M v5 by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 547 | 1241 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.46 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Power efficiency | 19.96 | 10.35 |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Skylake-H (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 24 January 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $679 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 171 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 2,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM5 | FCBGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| eDRAM | no data | 128 MB |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 740M | Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.70 | 4.92 |
| Integrated graphics card | 8.32 | 5.24 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 24 January 2016 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8500G has a 178.5% higher aggregate performance score, 58.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon E3-1545M v5, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1545M v5 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1545M v5 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Xeon E3-1545M v5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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