Xeon E5-4640 v4 vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
Xeon E5-4640 v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
14.20
+83.7%

Xeon E5-4640 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking963512
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.593.00
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency11.2512.80
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$2,837

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600 has 53% better value for money than Xeon E5-4640 v4.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v4 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3221
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data80 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v4 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)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v4 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 E5-4640 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

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 7.73
Xeon E5-4640 v4 14.20
+83.7%

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 12278
Xeon E5-4640 v4 22559
+83.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 14.20
Recency 11 April 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has an age advantage of 9 months, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-4640 v4, on the other hand, has a 83.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon E5-4640 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-4640 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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