Xeon Gold 6530 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
41.26
+397%

Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a whopping 397% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking90561
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.3756.60
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.0814.46
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6530 has 446% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1264
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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 8.30
Xeon Gold 6530 41.26
+397%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 2600 13190
Xeon Gold 6530 65533
+397%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 41.26
Recency 13 April 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 32
Threads 12 64
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 270 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has 315.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has a 397.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6530 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Gold 6530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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