Ryzen 7 5800H vs Xeon L5508
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 559 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 82 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.82 |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 32 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 | 1366 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon L5508 has 18.4% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 5800H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon L5508 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5800H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 7 5800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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