Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Ryzen 5 2600
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1118 | 449 |
| Place by popularity | 19 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.15 | 0.89 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 4.87 | 4.66 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 19 April 2018 (7 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $4,702 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 2600 has 591% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8160.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8160 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | 21 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 33 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8160 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) | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8160. 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 |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8160 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 Platinum 8160 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 Platinum 8160. 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 Platinum 8160.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.45 | 16.44 |
| Recency | 19 April 2018 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 24 |
| Threads | 12 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600 has an age advantage of 11 months, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8160, on the other hand, has a 120.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8160 is a server/workstation one.
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