Xeon E-2288G vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Place in the ranking	971	685
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	33.44
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	32	37
L1 cache	576 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm²	174 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G 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 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	-	128 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	-	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 7.29

Xeon E-2288G 11.31
+55.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 11240

Xeon E-2288G 17444
+55.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.29	11.31
Recency	29 June 2017	27 May 2019
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 has 46.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2288G, on the other hand, has a 55.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2288G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E-2288G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.