Ryzen 5 1500X vs Xeon E3-1270 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1063	1052
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.09	8.75
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$328	$189
Current price	$597 (1.8x MSRP)	$111 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1500X has 183% better value for money than Xeon E3-1270 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X 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	FCLGA1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Quick Sync Video	-	-
Clear Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	-
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	-
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	-
OpenGL	N/A	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 5 1500X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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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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 1500X outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v6 by 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.79	5.88
Cost	$328	$189
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	65 Watt

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