Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 vs AMD FX-7500

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-7500
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 AMD FX-7500

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 or AMD FX-7500 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD FX-7500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-7500 was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family AMD FX (30)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group AMD FX-7000 (2)
5 Generation 3
Skylake S Architecture Kaveri (Steamroller)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD FX-7500 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-7500 is at 2.10 GHz (3.30 GHz).

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD FX-7500
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD FX-7500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 or AMD FX-7500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
72 Compute units 8
576 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.0 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The AMD FX-7500 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD FX-7500
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is 45 W, while the AMD FX-7500 has a TDP of 19 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD FX-7500
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 19 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-7500 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD FX-7500
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1440 Socket FM2+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2014
489 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 (100%)
AMD FX-7500 (33%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 (100%)
AMD FX-7500 (34%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1017 (100%)
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
336 (33%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
4036 (100%)
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
849 (21%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 @ 1.00 GHz
1152 (100%)
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz
425 (37%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
7928 (100%)
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3616 (46%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 AMD FX-7500
Unknown Unknown

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