Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Xeon E5-2673 v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2673 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 by a whopping 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 522 | 1050 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 20.45 | 2.91 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Current price | $99 | $57 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2673 v4 has 603% better value for money than Ryzen 5 PRO 1500.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 40 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus support | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 5 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 50 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 456.12 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 7200 Million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 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 E5-2673 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 by 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5-2673 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 by 127% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2673 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 by 9% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2673 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 by 125% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.39 | 5.89 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 29 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 4 |
| Threads | 40 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Xeon E5-2673 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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