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 the ranking	not rated	901
Place by popularity	not in top-100	22
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.01
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	no data	12.09
Architecture codename	Dempsey (2006)	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)
Release date	23 May 2006 (18 years ago)	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$851	$199

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
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	576 KB
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	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	376 million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
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	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	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
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
Precision Boost 2	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	-	+
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	-	+

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

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Recency	23 May 2006	13 April 2018
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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