Xeon E5-2689 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2689 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	539	996
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	86.08	0.39
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Xeon
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2022)	no data
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$115	$76

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500GT has 21972% better value for money than Xeon E5-2689.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500GT 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	12	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Die size	180 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT 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	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT 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 5500GT 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 5500GT and Xeon E5-2689. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 7

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2689.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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 5500GT outperforms Xeon E5-2689 by 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.20	6.41
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

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