Ryzen 5 5500U vs Xeon W-2170B

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2170B
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
15.20
+84.9%
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.22

Xeon W-2170B outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking459917
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon WAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency10.2351.64
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date21 December 2017 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2170B 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2521
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size484 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2170B 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket2066FP6
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen 5 5500U. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen 5 5500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory size512 GB64 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4812

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 W-2170B 15.20
+84.9%
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.22

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 W-2170B 24055
+84.8%
Ryzen 5 5500U 13015

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 W-2170B 980
Ryzen 5 5500U 1286
+31.2%

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 W-2170B 11314
+150%
Ryzen 5 5500U 4530

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.20 8.22
Recency 21 December 2017 12 January 2021
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon W-2170B has a 84.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5500U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 833.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2170B is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2170B is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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