Ryzen 7 5800H vs Xeon E5-2660 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2660 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
9.99
Ryzen 7 5800H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
13.22
+32.3%

Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v4 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking768561
Place by popularitynot in top-10076
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.90no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency9.0023.17
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,445no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2032
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache35 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size306.18 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FP6
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX, 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1,536 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 v4 9.99
Ryzen 7 5800H 13.22
+32.3%

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 v4 15873
Ryzen 7 5800H 21004
+32.3%

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 v4 972
Ryzen 7 5800H 1763
+81.4%

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 v4 6297
Ryzen 7 5800H 7229
+14.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.99 13.22
Recency 20 June 2016 12 January 2021
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 v4 has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5800H, on the other hand, has a 32.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2660 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5800H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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