Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8454H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	901	69
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.00	10.30
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	12.09	13.76
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$6,540

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8454H has 3% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8454H 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	82.5 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	213 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8454H 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
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8454H. 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® AMX, 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	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8454H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8454H 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 8454H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8454H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.62	40.74
Recency	13 April 2018	10 January 2023
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	270 Watt

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