Xeon E5-2650 v2 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+10.5%
Xeon E5-2650 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
6.21

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Xeon E5-2650 v2 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10251085
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.46
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency43.286.19
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$650

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads616
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size156 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C75 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 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 configuration12
SocketFP6FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
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

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 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 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 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 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 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 4500U 6.86
+10.5%
Xeon E5-2650 v2 6.21

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 4500U 10903
+10.5%
Xeon E5-2650 v2 9864

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 6.21
Recency 6 January 2020 1 September 2013
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 6 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 10.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2650 v2, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2650 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2650 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2650 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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