Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Xeon E3-1578L v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	388
Place by popularity	not in top-100	79
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	46.31
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Power efficiency	no data	14.95
Architecture codename	Skylake-H (2015−2016)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	171 mm2	74 mm2
Number of transistors	2,300 million	8,850 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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	Intel BGA 1440	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	31 May 2016	8 January 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt

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