Xeon E5-2697A v4 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.08
Xeon E5-2697A v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 145 Watt
13.62
+4.1%

Xeon E5-2697A v4 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking581550
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.71
Market segmentLaptopServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency82.478.88
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,891

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)40 MB
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Die size208 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C78 °C
Number of transistorsno data7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFP7FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A v4 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 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A v4 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 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A v4.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

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 7 PRO 6850U 13.08
Xeon E5-2697A v4 13.62
+4.1%

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 7 PRO 6850U 20778
Xeon E5-2697A v4 21633
+4.1%

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 7 PRO 6850U 1752
+63.7%
Xeon E5-2697A v4 1070

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 7 PRO 6850U 7418
Xeon E5-2697A v4 8288
+11.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.08 13.62
Recency 19 April 2022 20 June 2016
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 145 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 866.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2697A v4, on the other hand, has a 4.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A v4.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2697A v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5-2697A v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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