Ryzen 5 2500U vs Xeon E5-1620 v2

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Aggregated performance score

Xeon E5-1620 v2
2013
4 cores / 8 threads
4.23

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12841282
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.96no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-E (2013)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date1 September 2013 (10 years ago)26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315no data
Current price$22 (0.1x MSRP)$674

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache10 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FP5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U 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 Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size256 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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 E5-1620 v2 4.23
Ryzen 5 2500U 4.24
+0.2%

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 E5-1620 v2 6544
Ryzen 5 2500U 6552
+0.1%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-1620 v2 644
Ryzen 5 2500U 810
+25.8%

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v2 by 26% 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 E5-1620 v2 2360
+1.1%
Ryzen 5 2500U 2334

Xeon E5-1620 v2 outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.23 4.24
Recency 1 September 2013 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1620 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Ryzen 5 2500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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