AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 52% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 1352
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16117 vs 11745

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596 vs 1352
PassMark - CPU mark	16117 vs 11745

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2596

1352

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16117

11745

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	1352
PassMark - CPU mark	16117	11745
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4822
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3249

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	$480
Place in performance rating	996	1992
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Price now		$579.95
Processor Number		E5-2420V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.38
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	156 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	9800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)