Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G vs Xeon E5-2620 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1044	1089
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.44	11.24
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	12 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$169
Current price	$70 (0.2x MSRP)	$125 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has 51% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	2 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	128K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	210 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	4,950 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 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	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 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 E5-2620 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 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 E5-2620 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G by 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.95	5.51
Recency	20 June 2016	12 February 2018
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Cost	$417	$169
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

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