AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 PRO 1500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • 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 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2129 vs 1665
  • Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 942 vs 618
  • Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.814 vs 7.754
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 June 2017 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
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 2129 vs 1665
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 942 vs 618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.814 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
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17389 vs 9099
  • Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4894 vs 3794
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 67.377 vs 31.717
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.893 vs 0.7
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.684 vs 1.815
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 9.875 vs 6.777
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 16 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17389 vs 9099
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4894 vs 3794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 67.377 vs 31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.893 vs 0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.684 vs 1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.875 vs 6.777

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2129
1665
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9099
17389
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
942
618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3794
4894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
13.814
7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
31.717
67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.7
0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.815
3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.777
9.875
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2129 1665
PassMark - CPU mark 9099 17389
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 942 618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3794 4894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.814 7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 31.717 67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.7 0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.815 3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.777 9.875

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Ivy Bridge EP
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 29 June 2017 September 2013
OPN Tray YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2023 2015
Series AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment Desktop Server
Launch price (MSRP) $650
Price now $260.56
Processor Number E5-2650V2
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 14.78

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 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 16 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 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
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

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)