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AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4. Specifications, performance, tests

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2021-03-16
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U or Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U has a base frequency of 1.9 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2021-03-16.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 14 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 135 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    113 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 26% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.4 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 135 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    78 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    173 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    82 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 37% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 1.9 GHz
  • More number of cores

    6 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)
    442 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    639 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    108 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    151 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    40 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    48 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    131 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000U left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v4
  • Family
    Ryzen PRO left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Form Factor
    Laptops / Desktops left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen PRO 5000 Series left arrow -
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
    1.9 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 28
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (14 Cores)
    - left arrow 3 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
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    2000 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    8 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow -
  • Shader
    512 left arrow -
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow -
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
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 and AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    15 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 135 W
  • TDP down
    10 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Broadwell E
  • Codename
    Cezanne left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 35 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000289 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2021-03-16 left arrow Q1/2016
  • Socket
    FP6 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

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.

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4.

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

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1414.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
793.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

8140.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
10719.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

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