Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Xeon E5-2690 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	622	343
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.98	28.09
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	8.59	16.06
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,090	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 843% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	74 + 125 mm
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	8,850 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
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 E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

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 E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.26	17.82
Recency	20 June 2016	20 April 2022
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	105 Watt

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