Ryzen 5 5600 vs Xeon D-2738

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated545
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data19.77
Architecture codenameno dataVermeer (2020−2024)
Release date1 January 2022 (2 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache15 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCBGA2579AM4
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes3220
USB revision3.0no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports24no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2022 20 April 2022
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon D-2738 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 35.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 5600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-2738 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.


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