Xeon E3-1284L v4 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1284L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	834	not rated
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.18	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)	Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$147 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1284L 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	182 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 E3-1284L 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	1150
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1284L v4. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Status	no data	Announced

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1284L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1284L v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 2600 and Xeon E3-1284L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel Iris Pro P6300
Max video memory	-	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.15 GHz

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E3-1284L v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 April 2018	2 June 2015
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	47 Watt

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