Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 or AMD Ryzen 7 4700S - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (67)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)
4 Generation 3
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Renoir (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866 Memory GDDR6
256 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 12
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 4700S is 65 W.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 45 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a 25.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 4700S cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 2011 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q2/2021
1723 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 (71%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 (72%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S (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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
871 (78%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1122 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
6228 (80%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7745 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
804 (64%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1254 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4558 (63%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7262 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1194 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
11210 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
451 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
4275 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
18226 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4188 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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