Ryzen 7 5800U vs Xeon E5520

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5520
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.59
Ryzen 7 5800U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.57
+628%

Ryzen 7 5800U outperforms Xeon E5520 by a whopping 628% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2109678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.58no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.8873.00
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$19no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.26 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size263 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C105 °C
Number of transistors731 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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
SocketFCLGA1366FP6
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 E5520 1.59
Ryzen 7 5800U 11.57
+628%

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 E5520 2533
Ryzen 7 5800U 18382
+626%

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 E5520 348
Ryzen 7 5800U 1728
+397%

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 E5520 1448
Ryzen 7 5800U 6794
+369%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 11.57
Recency 30 March 2009 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800U has a 627.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5520 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5800U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 7 5800U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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