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Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
Released
Q4/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 85 W. Released in Q3/2014.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    748 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    331 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    259 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    922 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    504 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    338 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    134 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    462 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    150 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    520 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    470 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 33% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.76 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 85 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    232 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    179 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    502 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    62 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    350 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.20 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    85 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
162
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
188
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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
1190
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
1129
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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
701
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
1169
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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
5246
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
5311
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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
12797
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
16110
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

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