Ryzen 5 2600 vs Xeon E5-2658 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2658 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
9.33
+9.4%

Xeon E5-2658 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking769834
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.9719.28
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,832$199
Current price$169 (0.1x MSRP)$147 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 38% better value for money than Xeon E5-2658 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2658 v4 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB3 MB
L3 cache35 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size306.18 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2658 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 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++
FMAno data+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory size1,536 GB128 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 E5-2658 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon E5-2658 v4 9.33
+9.4%
Ryzen 5 2600 8.53

Xeon E5-2658 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2658 v4 14434
+9.4%
Ryzen 5 2600 13198

Xeon E5-2658 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 9% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2658 v4 679
Ryzen 5 2600 1153
+69.8%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5-2658 v4 by 70% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2658 v4 8111
+67.2%
Ryzen 5 2600 4851

Xeon E5-2658 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 67% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.33 8.53
Recency 20 June 2016 19 April 2018
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Cost $1832 $199
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2658 v4 is a mobile workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop one.


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