AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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 7 5700X

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 53% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 82.5°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3384 vs 1649
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26631 vs 23746

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 82.5°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3384 vs 1649
PassMark - CPU mark	26631 vs 23746

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16

Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3384

1649

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26631

23746

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3384	1649
PassMark - CPU mark	26631	23746
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6885
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		700
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7687

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Haswell
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000926WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000926
Place in performance rating	533	1384
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E5-2683V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	82.5°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
Transistor count	4150 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
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)