Ryzen 5 2600 vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

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Aggregated performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads
11.51
+34.8%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 35% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking612815
Place by popularitynot in top-10027
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.9520.04
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$199
Current price$126 (0.1x MSRP)$147 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 39% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 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 speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache448 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB3 MB
L3 cache35 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size306.18 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C95 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011AM4
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2DDR4-2933 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
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no 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
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno 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 E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 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 E5-2680 v4 11.51
+34.8%
Ryzen 5 2600 8.54

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 35% based on our aggregated 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 E5-2680 v4 17795
+34.8%
Ryzen 5 2600 13201

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 35% 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 E5-2680 v4 1009
Ryzen 5 2600 1152
+14.2%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 14% 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 E5-2680 v4 6977
+43.9%
Ryzen 5 2600 4848

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 44% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 3707
Ryzen 5 2600 4726
+27.5%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 27% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 30922
+9.8%
Ryzen 5 2600 28173

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 10% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 8286
Ryzen 5 2600 9290
+12.1%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 12% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 18
+28.7%
Ryzen 5 2600 14

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 29% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1657
+32.8%
Ryzen 5 2600 1248

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 33% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 100
Ryzen 5 2600 157
+57.3%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 57% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1.13
Ryzen 5 2600 1.76
+55.8%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 56% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 9.4
+25.3%
Ryzen 5 2600 7.5

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 25% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6323
+40%
Ryzen 5 2600 4517

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 40% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 137
Ryzen 5 2600 205
+50.3%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 50% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 79
+5.5%
Ryzen 5 2600 75

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 5% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.51 8.54
Recency 20 June 2016 19 April 2018
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Cost $1745 $199
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop one.


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