Xeon E-2486 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	950	not rated
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.50	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	11.25	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$506

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2486 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	16 GT/s
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	192 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2486 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 April 2017	14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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