Ryzen 5 230 vs Xeon E5503
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 230 outperforms Xeon E5503 by a whopping 2346% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3180 | 786 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.62 | 43.13 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $287 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5503 and Ryzen 5 230 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5503 and Ryzen 5 230 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5503 and Ryzen 5 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5503 and Ryzen 5 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5503 and Ryzen 5 230 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 E5503 and Ryzen 5 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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 E5503 and Ryzen 5 230.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.46 | 11.25 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 230 has a 2345.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5503 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5503 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 230 is a notebook one.
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