AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 43% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 89.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3844 vs 1916
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26844 vs 26340
Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6416 vs 5995

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 89.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844 vs 1916
PassMark - CPU mark	26844 vs 26340
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416 vs 5995

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12

Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3844

1916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26844

26340

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6416

5995

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844	1916
PassMark - CPU mark	26844	26340
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416	5995
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8521

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Essentials
Launch date	22 Jul 2023	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$179
Place in performance rating	419	1194
Architecture codename		Haswell
Processor Number		E5-2690V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	32MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	89.9°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Transistor count	6,570 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)