Xeon E5-2640 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500GT
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.72
+166%
Xeon E5-2640 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
4.78

Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v2 by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6091259
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.441.29
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency18.524.76
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125$728

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500GT has 5283% better value for money than Xeon E5-2640 v2.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data7.2 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size180 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data75 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2 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 configuration12
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 7no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

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 5500GT 12.72
+166%
Xeon E5-2640 v2 4.78

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 5500GT 20198
+166%
Xeon E5-2640 v2 7590

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 4.78
Recency 8 January 2024 1 September 2013
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 166.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2640 v2, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2640 v2 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2640 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E5-2640 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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