Xeon E5-2608L V3 vs Ryzen 5 8600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon E5-2608L V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	416	1404
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	47.70	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	23.24	7.35
Architecture codename	Phoenix (2023−2024)	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon E5-2608L 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	6
Base clock speed	4.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	4 nm	22 nm
Die size	178 mm2	356 mm2
Number of transistors	25,000 million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon E5-2608L 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	AM5	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	52 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon E5-2608L 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	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon E5-2608L 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 8600G and Xeon E5-2608L V3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon E5-2608L V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR4-1866

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 760M

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon E5-2608L V3.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.96	4.04
Recency	8 January 2024	8 September 2014
Threads	12	6
Chip lithography	4 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	52 Watt

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