Ryzen 5 3550H vs Xeon E5-2420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2420 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1516	1149
Place by popularity	not in top-100	82
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)	Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$390	no data
Current price	$39 (0.1x MSRP)	$734

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2420 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	294 mm2	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,270 million	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2420 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1356	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2420 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2420 and Ryzen 5 3550H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2420 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 Xeon E5-2420 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	384 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2420 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 3550H outperforms Xeon E5-2420 by 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.25	5.03
Recency	14 May 2012	6 January 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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