Ryzen 5 7520C vs Xeon E5-1660 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	874	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.70	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	5.80	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,113	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	100 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FT6
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Ryzen 5 7520C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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 E5-1660 v4 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Ryzen 5 7520C.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	4

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	23 May 2023
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

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