Ryzen 5 3600X vs Xeon E5-2420 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Ryzen 5 3600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1409	674
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.29	18.71
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	4.73	11.41
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$480	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600X has 1350% better value for money than Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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	FCLGA1356	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Ryzen 5 3600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Ryzen 5 3600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Ryzen 5 3600X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Ryzen 5 3600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	384 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Ryzen 5 3600X.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.15	11.89
Recency	1 September 2013	27 May 2019
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

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