AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 75°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1887 vs 1657
  • Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 772 vs 618
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.088 vs 7.754
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs September 2013
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1887 vs 1657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 772 vs 618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088 vs 7.754

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17381 vs 7736
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4894 vs 3027
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 67.377 vs 27.532
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.893 vs 0.586
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17381 vs 7736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4894 vs 3027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 67.377 vs 27.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.893 vs 0.586

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1887
1657
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7736
17381
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
772
618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3027
4894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
12.088
7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
27.532
67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.586
0.893
Name AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1887 1657
PassMark - CPU mark 7736 17381
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 772 618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 4894
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088 7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.532 67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.586 0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.875

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Ivy Bridge EP
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 11 April 2017 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $170 $650
OPN PIB YD1400BBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD1400BBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1973 2035
Price now $119.99 $260.56
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Value for money (0-100) 20.60 14.78
Vertical segment Desktop Server
Processor Number E5-2650V2
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.60 GHz
Die size 192 mm 160 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 4800 Million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)