Ryzen Embedded 5950E vs Xeon E5-2680 v2

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 ranking	933	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	6.56	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	20 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,260	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	20	32
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.05 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	160 mm2	2x 74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	8,300 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	105 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 extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no 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 types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	24

Pros & cons summary

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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

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