Ryzen 7 6800U vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.79
Ryzen 7 6800U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
13.30
+51.3%

Ryzen 7 6800U outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v3 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking847554
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.74no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date8 September 2014 (9 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache3 MB4 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography22 nm6 nm
Die size306.18 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C95 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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
SocketFCLGA2011FP7/FP7r2
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U. 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
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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 E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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 E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4020

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 E5-2670 v3 8.79
Ryzen 7 6800U 13.30
+51.3%

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 E5-2670 v3 13592
Ryzen 7 6800U 20578
+51.4%

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 E5-2670 v3 944
Ryzen 7 6800U 1720
+82.2%

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 E5-2670 v3 5979
Ryzen 7 6800U 7424
+24.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.79 13.30
Recency 8 September 2014 4 January 2022
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 7 6800U, on the other hand, has a 51.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 328.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 6800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2670 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 6800U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Ryzen 7 6800U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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