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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2016
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
Released
Q2/2022
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 135 W. Released in Q1/2016.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    392 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    14 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    473 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    119 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    786 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    151 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    40 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    92 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    47 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    235 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    117 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 24% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.48 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 135 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    108 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    100 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    146 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    87 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v4 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow --
  • Shader
    left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    left arrow --
  • Generation
    left arrow --
  • Technology
    left arrow --
  • Release date
    left arrow --
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    135 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    35.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell E left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
146
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
253
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2223
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
2307
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
793
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
1634
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
10719
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
10179
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
21165
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
27411
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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