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Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 and AMD Ryzen 5 8500G processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

More Total Cores: 6 (4 vs 6)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 5 GHz (3.30 GHz vs Up to 5 GHz)
Larger L3 Cache: 16 MB (6 MB vs 16 MB)
Higher Technology: TSMC 4nm FinFET (14 nm vs TSMC 4nm FinFET)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 4.0 (3.0 vs PCIe® 4.0)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5 (DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V vs DDR5)
Newer Launch Date: January 2024 (June 2015 vs January 2024)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

June 2015

Launch Date

January 2024

Server

Platform

Desktop

E3-1265LV4

Model Name

Ryzen 5 8500G

Broadwell

Code Name

Phoenix

Generation

2x Zen 4, 4x Zen 4c

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

2.30 GHz

Basic Frequency

3.5 GHz

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

3.30 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 5 GHz

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

2.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

3.30 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency

L2 Cache

6 MB

L3 Cache

16 MB

6 MB

Cache

FCLGA1150

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AM5

Yes

Intel AES New Instructions

14 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 4nm FinFET

35 W

TDP

65W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

95°C

3.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe® 4.0

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

64-bit

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

1x16

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Memory Specifications

DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V

Memory Type

DDR5

32 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

256 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

5 GT/s

Bus Speed

29.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

Maximum Memory Speed

2x1R DDR5-5200, 2x2R DDR5-5200, 4x1R DDR5-3600, 4x2R DDR5-3600

Yes

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes (Requires platform support)

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

AMD Radeon™ 740M

300 MHz

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

Graphics Core Count

1.05 GHz

Graphics Frequency

2800 MHz

32 GB

Graphics Video Max Memory

Execution Units

Number of Displays Supported

Yes

Intel Clear Video Technology

Yes

Intel Quick Sync Video

Miscellaneous

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel OS Guard