Ryzen 5 2600 vs Xeon E5-2697 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	502	828
Place by popularity	not in top-100	24
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	39.36	19.52
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,702	$199
Current price	$132 (0x MSRP)	$147 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2697 v4 has 102% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	36	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	45 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 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 configuration	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	DDR4-2933 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	+	+
FMA	no data	+
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 E5-2697 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 E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

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.

Xeon E5-2697 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 60% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.64	8.53
Recency	20 June 2016	19 April 2018
Physical cores	18	6
Threads	36	12
Cost	$2702	$199
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	65 Watt

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