Opteron 6238 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1103	1742
Place by popularity	18	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.54	0.34
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	4.86	1.18
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date	19 April 2018 (7 years ago)	14 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$455

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 1824% better value for money than Opteron 6238.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Opteron 6238 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	2x 315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Opteron 6238 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)	4
Socket	AM4	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Opteron 6238. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Opteron 6238 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Opteron 6238. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 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 2600 and Opteron 6238.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.48	3.20
Recency	19 April 2018	14 November 2011
Physical cores	6	12
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

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