Xeon E5-2630L v3 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Xeon E5-2630L v3 by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 610 | 1164 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 69.47 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 18.52 | 9.39 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2024) | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 8 September 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $125 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 356 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 60 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3 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 Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3 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 Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 59 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 40 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.72 | 5.46 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 8 September 2014 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 133% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon E5-2630L v3, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 18.2% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630L v3 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2630L v3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2630L v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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