Ryzen 5 7500F vs Xeon E5-2640 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 5 7500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1259	386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.29	69.94
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.76	24.69
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	22 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$728	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 7500F has 5322% better value for money than Xeon E5-2640 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	160 mm2	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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	FCLGA2011	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 5 7500F. 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 E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 5 7500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 5 7500F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.78	16.97
Recency	1 September 2013	22 July 2023
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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