Xeon E5-2658 V3 vs Ryzen 5 4600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600G and Xeon E5-2658 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	702	820
Place by popularity	21	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	35.26	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Renoir (2020−2022)	Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price	$177	$77

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600G and Xeon E5-2658 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	24
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	22 nm
Die size	156 mm2	356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	9800 Million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600G and Xeon E5-2658 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	AM4	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Xeon E5-2658 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4600G and Xeon E5-2658 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Xeon E5-2658 V3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Xeon E5-2658 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 7

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Xeon E5-2658 V3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 4600G outperforms Xeon E5-2658 V3 by 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.38	8.72
Recency	21 July 2020	8 September 2014
Physical cores	6	12
Threads	12	24
Chip lithography	7 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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