Xeon Gold 5315Y vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.80
Xeon Gold 5315Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
13.60
+54.5%

Xeon Gold 5315Y outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking887567
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.358.86
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2064

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 2600 8.80
Xeon Gold 5315Y 13.60
+54.5%

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 2600 13465
Xeon Gold 5315Y 20820
+54.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 1175
Xeon Gold 5315Y 1403
+19.4%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 4742
Xeon Gold 5315Y 8395
+77%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.80 13.60
Recency 6 September 2018 6 April 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has 115.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5315Y, on the other hand, has a 54.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5315Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5315Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon Gold 5315Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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