Ryzen 5 7520U vs Xeon E5-2450 v2

Place in the ranking	1130	1116
Place by popularity	not in top-100	27
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	5.67	36.47
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Die size	160 mm²	100 mm²
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1356	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 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 E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	4

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 E5-2450 v2 5.69

Ryzen 5 7520U 5.78
+1.6%

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 E5-2450 v2 9041

Ryzen 5 7520U 9184
+1.6%

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 E5-2450 v2 526

Ryzen 5 7520U 1189
+126%

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 E5-2450 v2 3182

Ryzen 5 7520U 3763
+18.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.69	5.78
Recency	1 September 2013	20 September 2022
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Xeon E5-2450 v2 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7520U, on the other hand, has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2450 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.