Ryzen 7 5800H vs Xeon E5-2630

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.91
Ryzen 7 5800H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.28
+240%

Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Xeon E5-2630 by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 and Ryzen 7 5800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1442561
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.39no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency3.8827.81
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$74no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size435 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C105 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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
SocketFCLGA2011FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Ryzen 7 5800H. 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 Technology1.0no 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 E5-2630 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 E5-2630 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 E5-2630 and Ryzen 7 5800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Ryzen 7 5800H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 E5-2630 3.91
Ryzen 7 5800H 13.28
+240%

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 E5-2630 6183
Ryzen 7 5800H 21010
+240%

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 E5-2630 453
Ryzen 7 5800H 1764
+289%

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 E5-2630 2457
Ryzen 7 5800H 7231
+194%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.91 13.28
Recency 6 March 2012 12 January 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800H has a 239.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5800H is a notebook one.


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