Xeon Platinum 8571N vs Ryzen 5 2600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
Xeon Platinum 8571N
2023
52 cores / 104 threads, 300 Watt
43.05
+419%

Xeon Platinum 8571N outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a whopping 419% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8571N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking90353
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.8310.44
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.0813.58
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$6,839

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8571N has 6% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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)52
Threads12104
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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)1
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8571N. 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 Platinum 8571N 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 Platinum 8571N 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 Platinum 8571N. 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 Platinum 8571N.

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 Platinum 8571N 43.05
+419%

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 13189
Xeon Platinum 8571N 68385
+419%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 43.05
Recency 19 April 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 52
Threads 12 104
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 300 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has 361.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8571N, on the other hand, has a 418.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 766.7% more physical cores and 766.7% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8571N 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 Platinum 8571N is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8571N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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