Ryzen Embedded 5800E vs Xeon E5-2620 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1207not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)20 April 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size356 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM4
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
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
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E 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 E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E 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 E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4024

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 20 April 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has 17.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Embedded 5800E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Embedded 5800E is a desktop one.


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