Xeon E5-2648L vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-2648L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	881	1487
Place by popularity	51	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.38	0.45
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data
Current price	$115 (0.5x MSRP)	$618

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600 has 2873% better value for money than Xeon E5-2648L.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-2648L 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	435 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	2,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-2648L 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)	2
Socket	AM4	2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-2648L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-2648L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-2648L are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-2648L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-2648L.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 outperforms Xeon E5-2648L by 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.94	3.40
Recency	11 April 2017	6 March 2012
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	70 Watt

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