Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, 7zip, Handbrake, 3DMark, Prime95, MATLAB, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Blender, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Furmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, RealBench.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fortnite
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valheim
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Death Stranding

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Xeon E5-2680R v4

55%

Ryzen 7 4800H

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon E5-2680R v4

56%

Ryzen 7 4800H

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.4	96.5
Valorant	112.9	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	63.3	61.4
Apex Legends	106.2	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	84.7	82.3
Overwatch	91.5	88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.9	75.7
DOOM Eternal	56.5	54.9
Warzone	88.1	85.6
Assassin's Creed	94.9	92.2
Valheim	93.7	91.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon E5-2680R v4

19%

Ryzen 7 4800H

88%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 4800H is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2680R v4 since it has less power consumption: 120W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	109	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3205	1712
Cinbench 20 Single-core	242	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7541	3847
Cinbench 23 Single-core	647	1235
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18220	10590

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	2021	2691
Multi-Core	18545	19138

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	705	1191
Multi-Core	11170	8373

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	January 06, 2020
Type	Server	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	FP6
Core name	Broadwell	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	4	3
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4130 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	120 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	15 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	35 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000098

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 4800H is 17% better than Xeon E5-2680R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2680R v4 has 6 more core than Ryzen 7 4800H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is better: 14
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Xeon E5-2680R v4 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 4800H specs and review.