Xeon E5-2620 vs Ryzen 5 3450U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.24
+27.3%
Xeon E5-2620
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.33

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Xeon E5-2620 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13821586
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.73
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)no data
Power efficiency26.753.32
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date1 May 2020 (4 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$36

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data7.2 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data435 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C77 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620 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 configurationno data2
SocketFP5FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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.

Ryzen 5 3450U 4.24
+27.3%
Xeon E5-2620 3.33

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.

Ryzen 5 3450U 6738
+27.3%
Xeon E5-2620 5293

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 3.33
Recency 1 May 2020 6 March 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 3450U has a 27.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2620, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 3450U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2620 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and Xeon E5-2620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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