Xeon E3-1268L v5 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	836	1376
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.11	1.36
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon E3
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	19 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$377
Current price	$142 (0.7x MSRP)	$282 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 1305% better value for money than Xeon E3-1268L v5.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1268L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 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	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1268L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel HD Graphics P530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1268L v5.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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 2600 outperforms Xeon E3-1268L v5 by 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.53	3.93
Recency	19 April 2018	19 October 2015
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Cost	$199	$377
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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