Xeon E5-2650L v2 vs Ryzen 7 2700U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2650L v2 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1272 | 1169 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) | 1 September 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $663 | $35 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 25 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 160 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | FP5 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 70 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L v2 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L v2.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
Xeon E5-2650L v2 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by 11% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Xeon E5-2650L v2 by 136% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U by 3% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.44 | 4.90 |
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 1 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 8 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 70 Watt |
The Xeon E5-2650L v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 2700U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 2700U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2650L v2 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon E5-2650L v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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