Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Xeon E5-2690 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking751not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.19no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size356 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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
SocketFCLGA2011AM4
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 11 October 2019
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v3 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 107.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2690 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop one.


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