Ryzen 5 6600H vs Xeon E5-4650 v2
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms Xeon E5-4650 v2 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 981 | 636 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 98 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H 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 | 4 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FP7/FP7r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | 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 Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H 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 E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H 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 E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866 | 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 660M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.15 | 12.10 |
| Recency | 1 January 2014 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon E5-4650 v2 has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.
Ryzen 5 6600H, on the other hand, has a 69.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 6600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-4650 v2 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-4650 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 6600H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Ryzen 5 6600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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