Xeon E-2134 vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.94
+33.2%

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Xeon E-2134 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking9231086
Place by popularity51not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.2649.83
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon E
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)12 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2134 has 847% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache576 KB256 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache16 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1600 7.94
+33.2%
Xeon E-2134 5.96

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 1600 12279
+33.1%
Xeon E-2134 9224

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1600 1083
Xeon E-2134 1546
+42.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1600 4636
Xeon E-2134 4944
+6.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.94 5.96
Recency 16 March 2017 12 July 2018
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 71 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 33.2% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 9.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2134, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2134 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2134 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2134, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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