Xeon E5-2658 v4 vs Ryzen 5 4500U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2658 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500U by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1010 | 837 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.89 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Power efficiency | 26.01 | 8.19 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,832 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 28 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | QPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 2 × 9.6 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 23 | 23 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 3.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 35 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 306.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | 4700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 1,536 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 40 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.13 | 9.43 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 20 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 14 |
| Threads | 6 | 28 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 105 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4500U has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 320% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2658 v4, on the other hand, has a 32.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.
The Xeon E5-2658 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2658 v4 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E5-2658 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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