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Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q1/2016
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
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2021-01-12
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 has a base frequency of 2.20 GHz. 22 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 145 W. Released in Q1/2016.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has a base frequency of 2.1 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2021-01-12.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • More number of cores

    16 more cores

    22 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    295 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    476 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    97 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    410 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    42 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    35 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    108 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    165 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 145 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    186 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    175 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    302 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    321 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    156 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    275 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v4 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000U
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.2 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    22 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    44 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (22 Cores)
    2.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 7
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1800 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 448
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    145 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 10 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 25 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 10-25 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Broadwell E left arrow Lucienne (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    55 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow 2021-01-12
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Lucienne
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000375
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

827.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
1180.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

32623.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
7783.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

216.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
462.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

4981.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
2573.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

23435.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
13474.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

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