Xeon E5-2650L v2 vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
Xeon E5-2650L v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 70 Watt
4.78
+16.3%

Xeon E5-2650L v2 outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14031260
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency25.936.46
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads820
Base clock speed2 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data7.2 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data65 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFP5FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 8no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1240

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4.11
Xeon E5-2650L v2 4.78
+16.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 2500U 6535
Xeon E5-2650L v2 7586
+16.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 2500U 811
+127%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 358

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 2500U 2375
Xeon E5-2650L v2 2533
+6.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 4.78
Recency 26 October 2017 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 70 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 366.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2650L v2, on the other hand, has a 16.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

The Xeon E5-2650L v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2650L v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and Xeon E5-2650L v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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