Xeon E5-1607 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5600H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Xeon E5-1607 v2 by a whopping 306% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 727 | 1712 |
| Place by popularity | 46 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 22.46 | 1.91 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021) | Ivy Bridge-E (2013) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 10 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 0 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 33 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 10 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,860 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.65–1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2 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 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
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 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.68 | 2.63 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 10 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 130 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600H has a 306.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1607 v2 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1607 v2 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600H and Xeon E5-1607 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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