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Ryzen 7 5800X vs Xeon E5-2651 v2


Description
The 5800X is based on Zen 3 architecture while the E5-2651 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5800X gets a score of 479 k points while the E5-2651 v2 gets 426.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 5800X is 1.1 times faster than the E5-2651 v2. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a20f12
306e4
Core
Vermeer
Ivy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
2.2 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
8/16
12/24
TDP
105 W
W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
12x256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
30720 kB
Date
November 2020
October 2013
Mean monothread perf.
89.53k points
17.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
558.41k points
426.18k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
5800X
E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
18.06k
6.75k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
25k
6.05k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.8k
2.61k (x0.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
29.51k
2.26k (x0.08)
TOTAL
85.37k
17.68k (x0.21)

Multithread

5800X

E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
125.71k
168.18k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
196.66k
159.6k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.22k
77.04k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.92k
10.19k (x1.03)
TOTAL
445.51k
415.01k (x0.93)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
5800X
E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
6.69k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
26.41k
6.35k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.39k
2.54k (x0.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.06k
2.17k (x0.08)
TOTAL
82.95k
17.75k (x0.21)

Multithread

5800X

E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
125.9k
165.17k (x1.31)
Test#2 (FP)
233.26k
176.85k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
109.66k
73.91k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.21k
10.25k (x1)
TOTAL
479.02k
426.18k (x0.89)

Performance/W
5800X
E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
1199 points/W