Xeon E5620 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73
+154%
Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 outperforms Xeon E5620 by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Xeon E5620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11381827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.342.67
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Xeon E5620 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size192 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Xeon E5620 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Xeon E5620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Xeon E5620 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 PRO 1500 and Xeon E5620 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 PRO 1500 and Xeon E5620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB288 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Xeon E5620.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

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 PRO 1500 5.73
+154%
Xeon E5620 2.26

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 PRO 1500 9099
+153%
Xeon E5620 3592

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 PRO 1500 1146
+212%
Xeon E5620 367

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 PRO 1500 3696
+152%
Xeon E5620 1468

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.73 2.26
Recency 29 June 2017 16 March 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 has a 153.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5620 in performance tests.


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