Ryzen 5 2600 vs Xeon 5080
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 837 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 24 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 18.74 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Dempsey (2006) | Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) |
| Release date | 23 May 2006 (18 years ago) | 19 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
| Current price | $161 | $143 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.07 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PLGA771 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 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 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2006 | 19 April 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon 5080 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5080 and Ryzen 5 2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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