Xeon Gold 6126F vs Ryzen 5 2600
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6126F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 884 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 23 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.00 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Architecture codename | Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 13 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $1,931 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6126F 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 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | 26 |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 19.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 86 °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 6126F 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 (LGA1331) | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 135 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6126F. 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 | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6126F 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 6126F 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 6126F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 768 GB |
| 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 6126F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 April 2018 | 11 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 135 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600 has an age advantage of 9 months, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 107.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6126F, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6126F. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6126F is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6126F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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