Ryzen 5 7500F vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 7500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	630	336
Place by popularity	not in top-100	28
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.60	47.88
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Raphael
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	22 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data
Current price	$126 (0.1x MSRP)	$303

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 7500F has 67% better value for money than Xeon E5-2680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	28	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5 GHz
Bus support	9.6 GT/s / QPI	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	306 mm2	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 7500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 v4 and Ryzen 5 7500F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no 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 v4 and Ryzen 5 7500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 7500F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 5 7500F outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.51	17.39
Recency	10 March 2016	22 July 2023
Physical cores	14	6
Threads	28	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt

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