Ryzen Embedded V1500B vs Xeon X5650

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5650 and Ryzen Embedded V1500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1511	1663
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen Embedded
Power efficiency	3.59	17.27
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$53	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5650 and Ryzen Embedded V1500B 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.06 GHz	2.2 GHz
Multiplier	no data	22
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5650 and Ryzen Embedded V1500B 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	16 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5650 and Ryzen Embedded V1500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5650 and Ryzen Embedded V1500B 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 X5650 and Ryzen Embedded V1500B 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 X5650 and Ryzen Embedded V1500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	288 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5650 and Ryzen Embedded V1500B.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.60	2.92
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	16 Watt

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