Xeon w7-2555X vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon w7-2555X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking916not rated
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.08no data
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$1,069

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon w7-2555X 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1228
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.8 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)33.75 MB
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon w7-2555X 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
SocketAM44677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon w7-2555X. 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon w7-2555X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon w7-2555X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon w7-2555X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
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 w7-2555X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes2064

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2018 24 August 2024
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 28
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 210 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has 223.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon w7-2555X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon w7-2555X. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon w7-2555X is a server/workstation one.


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