Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+3.1%
Xeon E5-1680 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
7.94

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v2 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking929951
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency30.985.78
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)10 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 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 speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size156 mm2341 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million2,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage rangeno data0.65–1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 v2. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 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 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB256 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1240

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 5500U 8.19
+3.1%
Xeon E5-1680 v2 7.94

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 5500U 13009
+3.2%
Xeon E5-1680 v2 12606

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.

Ryzen 5 5500U 1288
+91.1%
Xeon E5-1680 v2 674

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.

Ryzen 5 5500U 4529
+9.4%
Xeon E5-1680 v2 4138

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 7.94
Recency 12 January 2021 10 September 2013
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 420% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-1680 v2, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 5500U and Xeon E5-1680 v2.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a server/workstation one.


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