Xeon E5-2660 v3 vs Ryzen 5 7530U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7530U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.02
+21.5%
Xeon E5-2660 v3
2014
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
8.25

Ryzen 5 7530U outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v3 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking774920
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency63.227.44
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data9.6 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size180 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C79 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3 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 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3. 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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
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 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3 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 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3 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 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 2000 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

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 7530U 10.02
+21.5%
Xeon E5-2660 v3 8.25

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 7530U 15923
+21.6%
Xeon E5-2660 v3 13098

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 7530U 1635
+66.8%
Xeon E5-2660 v3 980

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 7530U 5656
Xeon E5-2660 v3 5890
+4.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.02 8.25
Recency 4 January 2023 8 September 2014
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 20
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 5 7530U has a 21.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2660 v3, on the other hand, has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 7530U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2660 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 7530U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2660 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-2660 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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