Ryzen 5 5500U vs Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1290 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 87 Watt
3.98
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+106%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Xeon E3-1290 v2 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1435928
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency4.3331.00
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$885no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size160 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FP6
Power consumption (TDP)87 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32.77 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 E3-1290 v2 3.98
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+106%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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.

Xeon E3-1290 v2 6315
Ryzen 5 5500U 13003
+106%

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.

Xeon E3-1290 v2 713
Ryzen 5 5500U 1288
+80.6%

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.

Xeon E3-1290 v2 2498
Ryzen 5 5500U 4528
+81.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.98 8.19
Recency 14 May 2012 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 87 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 105.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 248% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1290 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1290 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1290 v2 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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