Ryzen Embedded 5950E vs Xeon E5-2680 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen Embedded 5950E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking930not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.09no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency6.56no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)20 April 2023 (1 year 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 Embedded 5950E 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2032
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.05 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size160 mm22x 74 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million8,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen Embedded 5950E 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
SocketFCLGA2011AM4
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen Embedded 5950E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen Embedded 5950E 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 Embedded 5950E 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 Embedded 5950E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen Embedded 5950E.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4024

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2013 20 April 2023
Physical cores 10 16
Threads 20 32
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen Embedded 5950E has an age advantage of 9 years, 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 9.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Ryzen Embedded 5950E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Embedded 5950E is a desktop one.


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