Xeon E5-2620 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.37
+61.3%
Xeon E5-2620
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.33

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G outperforms Xeon E5-2620 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11721586
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.921.73
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency7.823.32
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date12 February 2018 (6 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169$36

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has 242% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data7.2 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size210 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors4,950 million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB384 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s42.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1240

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 2400G 5.37
+61.3%
Xeon E5-2620 3.33

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 2400G 8537
+61.3%
Xeon E5-2620 5293

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.37 3.33
Recency 12 February 2018 6 March 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has a 61.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2620, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2620 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Xeon E5-2620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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