Ryzen 5 3550H vs Xeon E3-1260L

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56
Ryzen 5 3550H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
4.89
+91%

Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Xeon E3-1260L by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17461245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency5.3813.22
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1260L 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size216 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature59 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 3550H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2000AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 3550H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 2.56
Ryzen 5 3550H 4.89
+91%

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 4073
Ryzen 5 3550H 7764
+90.6%

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 457
Ryzen 5 3550H 943
+106%

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 1484
Ryzen 5 3550H 2862
+92.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 4.89
Integrated graphics card 0.55 4.51
Recency 3 April 2011 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 3550H has a 91% higher aggregate performance score, 720% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3550H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1260L in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3550H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen 5 3550H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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