AMD Sempron 2650 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

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AMD Sempron 2650 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
AMD Sempron 2650 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Sempron 2650 and the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Sempron 2650 2 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
AMD Sempron (2) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD Sempron 2000/3000 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32)
1 Generation 5
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Haswell E
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
-- Successor Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Sempron 2650 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.45 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 clocks with 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

AMD Sempron 2650 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
2 Cores 6
2 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.45 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Sempron 2650 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 8240 GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 8240 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD Sempron 2650, while the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 68.2 GB/s enabled.

AMD Sempron 2650 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
DDR3L-1333 Memory DDR4-2133
8 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
10.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 15.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 40
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Sempron 2650 has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 is 140 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Sempron 2650 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Sempron 2650 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 is at 15.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD Sempron 2650 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM1 Socket LGA 2011-3
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2014
26 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Sempron 2650 (16%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Sempron 2650 (5%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
178 (18%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1006 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
340 (6%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
5986 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
161 (13%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1244 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
273 (5%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
5689 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
564 (5%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
10428 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
AMD Radeon HD 8240 @ 0.40 GHz
102 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
318.4 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
2924 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
146 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1181 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Sempron 2650 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
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