Xeon E3-1515M v5 vs Ryzen Z2
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 outperforms Xeon E3-1515M v5 by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1031 | 1564 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.16 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Power efficiency | 26.17 | 7.85 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) | Skylake-H (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 24 January 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $489 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 28 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 171 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | FCBGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | 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 | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M 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 Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M 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 Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M 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 | AMD Radeon 780M | 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 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M 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 Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M 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 Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M 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 Z2 and Xeon E3-1515M v5.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.65 | 3.69 |
| Integrated graphics card | 16.62 | 4.79 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 24 January 2016 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 has a 107.3% higher aggregate performance score, 247% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Z2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen Z2 is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1515M v5 is a mobile workstation one.
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