Ryzen 5 5560U vs Xeon E5-2697 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697 v3
2014
14 cores / 28 threads, 145 Watt
11.62
+21.5%
Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.56

Xeon E5-2697 v3 outperforms Ryzen 5 5560U by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking674799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataRyzen 5
Power efficiency7.5860.32
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 December 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache35 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size356 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U 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)145 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX, 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++
vPro+no data
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U 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 E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U 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 E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U.

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 E5-2697 v3 11.62
+21.5%
Ryzen 5 5560U 9.56

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 E5-2697 v3 18458
+21.5%
Ryzen 5 5560U 15188

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 E5-2697 v3 1092
Ryzen 5 5560U 1673
+53.2%

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 E5-2697 v3 7429
+17.5%
Ryzen 5 5560U 6322

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.62 9.56
Recency 8 September 2014 1 December 2021
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v3 has a 21.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5560U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 866.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2697 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5560U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2697 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Ryzen 5 5560U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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