Ryzen 5 3550H vs Xeon 5120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1130
Place by popularity	not in top-100	67
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release date	June 2006 (17 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data
Current price	$252 (5.6x MSRP)	$734

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Die size	no data	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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	LGA771	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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