Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U vs Xeon E5-2650 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
6.21
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.40
+51.4%

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U outperforms Xeon E5-2650 v2 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1072807
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.36no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency6.1959.31
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$650no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size160 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 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 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXPRO, MMX, 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 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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 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 E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 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 E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes408

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 E5-2650 v2 6.21
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 9.40
+51.4%

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 E5-2650 v2 9864
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 14926
+51.3%

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 E5-2650 v2 521
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 1615
+210%

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 E5-2650 v2 3174
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 5547
+74.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.21 9.40
Recency 1 September 2013 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v2 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U, on the other hand, has a 51.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2650 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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