AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
24 more threads: 36 vs 12
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6767 vs 5422

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 6
Number of threads	36 vs 12
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4.5 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	45 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6767 vs 5422

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5422

6767

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058
PassMark - CPU mark	19346
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422	6767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.642

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Haswell-EP
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	Q4'14
OPN Tray	100-000000457
Place in performance rating	777	1304
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Processor Number		E5-2696 v3
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2300 MHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	4.5 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	18
Number of threads	12	36
Transistor count	10700 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)