Xeon E5-2669 V3 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U outperforms Xeon E5-2669 V3 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 730 | 761 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 67.32 | 8.00 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021) | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) | 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 19 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 356 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 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 | FP6 | 2011-3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 V3 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 V3.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 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 | 10.67 | 10.14 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 120 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U has a 5.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2669 V3, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 V3.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2669 V3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Xeon E5-2669 V3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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