Ryzen 5 2600X vs Xeon E3-1125C

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated796
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.72
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameGladden (2012)Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229
Current priceno data$154 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X 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)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.25 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size216 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors1,160 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA1283AM4
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 19 April 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1125C and Ryzen 5 2600X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1125C is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop one.


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