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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2015
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
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2020-11-05
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 80 W. Released in Q4/2015.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    347 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    462 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    465 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    63 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    320 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    341 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    109 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 80 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    118 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    115 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v5 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics P530 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    80 W left arrow 65 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-000000065
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 left arrow 2020-11-05
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Vermeer

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

More results: 8

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6969.126768 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / linux
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / X570 AORUS ELITE
Duration: 143.49 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

168.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
258.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

821.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
1970.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

946.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3786.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
8420.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

11033.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
22180.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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