AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B vs Intel Xeon E5-2658

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B and Intel Xeon E5-2658 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B

Intel Xeon E5-2658

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 88°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
5.9x lower typical power consumption: 16 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1211 vs 1096

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2018 vs March 2012
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	16 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1211 vs 1096

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658

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
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10053 vs 4633

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 4 MB
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10053 vs 4633

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1211

1096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4633

10053

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B	Intel Xeon E5-2658
PassMark - Single thread mark	1211	1096
PassMark - CPU mark	4633	10053

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B	Intel Xeon E5-2658
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	2018	March 2012
OPN Tray	YE1500C4T4MFB
Place in performance rating	1936	1878
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,462
Price now		$1,462
Processor Number		E5-2658
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	88°C
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Maximum frequency		2.40 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FP5	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	16 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		1
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Supported FSBs
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)