Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon E3-1501M v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1501M v6 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	137
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	73.51
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date	12 June 2017 (7 years ago)	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799
Current price	$227	$359 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1501M v6 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	no data	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus support	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1501M v6 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1501M v6 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1501M v6 and Ryzen 9 5950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1501M v6 and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1501M v6 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics P630

-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1501M v6 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 June 2017	5 November 2020
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt

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