Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Xeon E5-2660 v2

Place in the ranking	1046	348
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.11	29.70
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	6.51	15.98
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$850	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 1308% better value for money than Xeon E5-2660 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	160 mm²	74 + 125 mm
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	8,850 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

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 E5-2660 v2 6.57

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 17.82
+171%

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 E5-2660 v2 10441

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 28307
+171%

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 E5-2660 v2 446

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 2119
+375%

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 E5-2660 v2 3199

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 11083
+246%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.57	17.82
Recency	1 September 2013	20 April 2022
Physical cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	105 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 v2 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 10.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D, on the other hand, has a 171.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2660 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.