Ryzen 3 3300U vs Xeon X5670
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5670 outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1370 | 1405 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.06 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Xeon (Desktop) | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Picasso (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $67 | no data |
| Current price | $45 (0.7x MSRP) | $634 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus support | 6400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U 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 X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U 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 X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
Xeon X5670 outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 6% 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%
Xeon X5670 outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 6% in Passmark.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Xeon X5670 by 16% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Xeon X5670 outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 61% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Xeon X5670 outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 34% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.94 | 3.71 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 6 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U.
Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 3300U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5670 and Ryzen 3 3300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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