Ryzen 5 5500 vs Xeon E5-2450L v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2450L v2 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	627
Place by popularity	not in top-100	1
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	49.22
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	17.78
Architecture codename	no data	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2450L v2 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	10 (Deca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	20	12
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB Intel® Smart Cache	16 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2450L v2 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2450L v2 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2450L v2 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 E5-2450L v2 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 E5-2450L v2 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-3200
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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2450L v2 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	4 April 2022
Physical cores	10	6
Threads	20	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	65 Watt

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