Xeon E5-2689 vs Ryzen 5 3500

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5-2689 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	861	996
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.67	0.39
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Xeon
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	no data	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$155	$76

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3500 has 841% better value for money than Xeon E5-2689.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5-2689 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	6	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	32 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5-2689 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	Socket AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5-2689. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5-2689 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon E5-2689. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 3500 outperforms Xeon E5-2689 by 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.27	6.41
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	6	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

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