Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs Xeon E3-1270L v4
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS outperforms Xeon E3-1270L v4 by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1161 | 479 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-DT (2015) | Hawk Point |
| Release date | 2 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 182 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 |
| Socket | 1150 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| eDRAM | 128 MB | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| Status | Announced | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 760M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 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.
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 PRO 8640HS outperforms Xeon E3-1270L v4 by 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS outperforms Xeon E3-1270L v4 by 188% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.95 | 14.25 |
| Recency | 2 June 2015 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 28 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270L v4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1270L v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
