Ryzen 9 4900H vs Xeon E5-2630L v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630L v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 55 Watt
6.30
Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
12.06
+91.4%

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon E5-2630L v4 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1072644
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.69no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency10.8421.14
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)16 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$612no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier1833
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature62 °C105 °C
Number of transistors3200 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FP6
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4
Maximum memory size1.5 TB64 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H.

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 E5-2630L v4 6.30
Ryzen 9 4900H 12.06
+91.4%

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 E5-2630L v4 10000
Ryzen 9 4900H 19159
+91.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.30 12.06
Recency 20 June 2016 16 March 2020
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E5-2630L v4 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 9 4900H, on the other hand, has a 91.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 4900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630L v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630L v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 4900H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Ryzen 9 4900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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