AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Xeon X5690

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Combined performance score

Xeon X5690
4.57

Ryzen 5 1400 outperforms Xeon X5690 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking11991109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.3414.26
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years old)11 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$205$169
Current price$115 (0.6x MSRP)$86 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1400 has 229% better value for money than Xeon X5690.

Technical specs

Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.46 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400 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 X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size288 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 X5690 4.57
Ryzen 5 1400 5.05
+10.5%

Ryzen 5 1400 outperforms Xeon X5690 by 11% in our combined 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 X5690 7026
Ryzen 5 1400 7762
+10.5%

Ryzen 5 1400 outperforms Xeon X5690 by 10% 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 X5690 546
Ryzen 5 1400 949
+73.8%

Ryzen 5 1400 outperforms Xeon X5690 by 74% 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 X5690 2562
Ryzen 5 1400 3100
+21%

Ryzen 5 1400 outperforms Xeon X5690 by 21% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.57 5.05
Recency 14 February 2011 11 April 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Cost $205 $169
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 5 1400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5690 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5690 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 1400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5690 and Ryzen 5 1400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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