Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Xeon E5-2697 v4

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	491	670
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	40.19	43.08
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,702	no data
Current price	$132 (0x MSRP)	$155

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G has 7% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697 v4.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	36	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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)	145 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. 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	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. 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	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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.

Xeon E5-2697 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G by 29% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	13.56	10.48
Recency	20 June 2016	21 July 2020
Physical cores	18	6
Threads	36	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	65 Watt

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