Xeon E5-2652 V3 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking863not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.20no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.72no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache576 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm22 nm
Die size213 mm2356 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3 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)2
SocketAM42011-3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3 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 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2133
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2018 8 September 2014
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 20
Chip lithography 12 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600X has an age advantage of 3 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 10.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2652 V3, on the other hand, has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon E5-2652 V3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2652 V3 is a server/workstation one.


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