Ryzen 5 4600G vs Xeon E5-2643 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Ryzen 5 4600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	938	683
Place by popularity	not in top-100	18
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.63	32.92
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$123	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 4600G has 242% better value for money than Xeon E5-2643 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	356 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Ryzen 5 4600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Ryzen 5 4600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Ryzen 5 4600G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2643 v3 and Ryzen 5 4600G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Xeon E5-2643 v3 by 53% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.77	10.38
Recency	8 September 2014	21 July 2020
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

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