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Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2013
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
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2017-10-26
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 or AMD Ryzen 5 2500U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2013.

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U has a base frequency of 2 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2017-10-26.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    400 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1297 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    372 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    323 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    311 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    450 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    249 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 45 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    300 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    396 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    338 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    608 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    501 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    801 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    689 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    257 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    331 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    353 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    324 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    306 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    513 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v3 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000U
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 2000 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
    2.5 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.6 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
    11.1 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    10 left arrow 8
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 8
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 1100 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) left arrow Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Shader
    80 left arrow 512
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 8
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2500U and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2400
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 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)
    45 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 12 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 25 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 12-25 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Raven Ridge (Zen)
  • 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 2 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow 2017-10-26
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow FP5
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Raven Ridge
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YM2500C4T4MFB
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U.

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.

138.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
130.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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.

717.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
584.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

192.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
1126.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3352.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
3479.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

11740.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
11065.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.620000
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
1.600000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

7.590000
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
6.440000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
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.

8859.000000
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
7956.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

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