Xeon Gold 5218N vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 5218N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	901	not rated
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.00	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	12.09	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$1,375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 5218N 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	12	32
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	34	23
L1 cache	576 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	22 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 5218N 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 5218N. 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	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 5218N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 5218N are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
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 Gold 5218N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 5218N.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2018	2 April 2019
Physical cores	6	16
Threads	12	32
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt

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