Ryzen 5 5500U vs Xeon E5-2680 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.82
+16.4%

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking724844
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.35no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
Release date8 September 2014 (9 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$39 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size356 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Number of transistors5,560 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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)120 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, 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++
FMAno data+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
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 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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 v3 9.82
+16.4%
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.44

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 16% 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 E5-2680 v3 15196
+16.4%
Ryzen 5 5500U 13050

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 16% 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 E5-2680 v3 987
Ryzen 5 5500U 1295
+31.2%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v3 by 31% 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 E5-2680 v3 6411
+38.9%
Ryzen 5 5500U 4614

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 39% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.82 8.44
Recency 8 September 2014 12 January 2021
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 25 Watt

The Xeon E5-2680 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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