Ryzen 5 5600H vs Xeon E7520
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 727 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 46 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 22.47 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 33 |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 18 MB L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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.
| Socket | FCLGA1567 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600H has an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E7520 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7520 and Ryzen 5 5600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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