Ryzen 5 7520U vs Xeon E5-2690 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	887	1116
Place by popularity	not in top-100	27
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.09	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	6.18	36.50
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,697	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Die size	160 mm2	100 mm2
Maximum core temperature	88 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	4

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	8.52	5.81
Recency	1 September 2013	20 September 2022
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

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