Ryzen 9 4900H vs Xeon E5-2690 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 130 Watt
8.71
Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
12.38
+42.1%

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking822580
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.61no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Renoir-H (Zen 2)
Release date1 September 2013 (10 years ago)16 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,697no data
Current price$140 (0.1x MSRP)$1339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size160 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature88 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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)130 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHA
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
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 E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s68.27 GB/s
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 E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H.

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 E5-2690 v2 8.71
Ryzen 9 4900H 12.38
+42.1%

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 by 42% 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 E5-2690 v2 13479
Ryzen 9 4900H 19156
+42.1%

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 by 42% 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 E5-2690 v2 584
Ryzen 9 4900H 1549
+165%

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 by 165% 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 E5-2690 v2 4092
Ryzen 9 4900H 6811
+66.4%

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 by 66% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.71 12.38
Recency 1 September 2013 16 March 2020
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 54 Watt

The Ryzen 9 4900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2690 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 4900H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 9 4900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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