Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Ryzen 5 7530U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7530U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.02
+115%
Xeon E5-1620 v4
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.65

Ryzen 5 7530U outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v4 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7741291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.01
Market segmentLaptopServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency63.223.14
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4 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 speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million3,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP6FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4. 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® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4 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 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 2000 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4.

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 7530U 10.02
+115%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 4.65

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 7530U 15924
+115%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 7391

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 7530U 1634
+46.3%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 1117

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 7530U 5653
+40.5%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 4024

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.02 4.65
Recency 4 January 2023 20 June 2016
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 7530U has a 115.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 833.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7530U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 7530U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 7530U and Xeon E5-1620 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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