Xeon E-2234 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

Place in the ranking	863	1120
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.20	24.95
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	8.72	7.65
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2234 has 171% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	36	36
L1 cache	576 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234 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 2600X and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Clear Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	-	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	-	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	N/A
OpenGL	-	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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 2600X 8.79
+52.6%

Xeon E-2234 5.76

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 2600X 13907
+52.6%

Xeon E-2234 9114

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.79	5.76
Recency	13 April 2018	27 May 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	71 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600X has a 52.6% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E-2234, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2234 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2234 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E-2234, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.