Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Xeon E5-2680 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 115 Watt
8.17
Ryzen 9 5900HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.02
+71.6%

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v2 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking917527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.49no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,260no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size160 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FP6
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, 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++
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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 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)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS.

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 E5-2680 v2 8.17
Ryzen 9 5900HS 14.02
+71.6%

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 E5-2680 v2 12630
Ryzen 9 5900HS 21680
+71.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.17 14.02
Recency 1 September 2013 12 January 2021
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v2 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 9 5900HS, on the other hand, has a 71.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 228.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen 9 5900HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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