AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE vs Intel Xeon X5660

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE and Intel Xeon X5660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE

Intel Xeon X5660

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 81.3°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2608 vs 1350
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15412 vs 10343

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs March 2010
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 81.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2608 vs 1350
PassMark - CPU mark	15412 vs 10343

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5660

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2608

1350

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15412

10343

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE	Intel Xeon X5660
PassMark - Single thread mark	2608	1350
PassMark - CPU mark	15412	10343
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		55.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.8

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE	Intel Xeon X5660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Westmere EP
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	March 2010
OPN Tray	100-000000153
Place in performance rating	810	2412
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$33
Price now		$112.91
Processor Number		X5660
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		19.89
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	81.3°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1900 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mmX45mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-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)