Ryzen 7 5700U vs Xeon E5-1620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1620
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
3.76
Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.16
+170%

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Xeon E5-1620 by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1481770
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.65no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.6962.91
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$313no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size294 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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
SocketFCLGA2011FP6
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 7 5700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, 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
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 7 5700U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 7 5700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size375 GB64 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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.

Xeon E5-1620 3.76
Ryzen 7 5700U 10.16
+170%

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.

Xeon E5-1620 5863
Ryzen 7 5700U 15838
+170%

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.

Xeon E5-1620 610
Ryzen 7 5700U 1409
+131%

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.

Xeon E5-1620 2248
Ryzen 7 5700U 5470
+143%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.76 10.16
Recency 6 March 2012 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has a 170.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1620 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook one.


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