Xeon Platinum 8260L vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary Details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Platinum 8260L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	611	not rated
Place by popularity	12	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	41.22	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$12,599
Current price	$148 (0.7x MSRP)	$5962 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Platinum 8260L 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	12	48
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Platinum 8260L 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Platinum 8260L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
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	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Platinum 8260L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Platinum 8260L are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 3600 and Xeon Platinum 8260L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Platinum 8260L.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	7 July 2019	2 April 2019
Physical cores	6	24
Threads	12	48
Cost	$199	$12599
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

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