Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 87.025°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
5.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2442 vs 1754
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13058 vs 8447

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 87.025°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2442 vs 1754
PassMark - CPU mark	13058 vs 8447

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

2442

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8447

13058

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	2442
PassMark - CPU mark	8447	13058
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3723

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen 2
Launch date	Q3'14	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	1248	1124
Processor Number	E5-2628 V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
OPN Tray		100-000000375
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8	12
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1800 MHz
iGPU core count		7
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI