Ryzen 5 5500U vs Xeon E7-8890 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E7-8890 v4
2016
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
1.29
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+535%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Xeon E7-8890 v4 by a whopping 535% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2271919
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E7AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.7431.00
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,174no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4812
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate3 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache60 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FP6
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR4
Maximum memory size3 TB64 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3212

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 E7-8890 v4 1.29
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+535%

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 E7-8890 v4 2054
Ryzen 5 5500U 13017
+534%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.29 8.19
Recency 20 June 2016 12 January 2021
Physical cores 24 6
Threads 48 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon E7-8890 v4 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5500U, on the other hand, has a 534.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 560% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7-8890 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8890 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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