Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon E5-4603 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	532
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	25.45
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	no data	20.06
Architecture codename	no data	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	6.4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	no data	3 MB
L3 cache	10 MB Intel® Smart Cache	32 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	no data	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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	4	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 E5-4603 v2 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 E5-4603 v2 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4603 v2 and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	8 October 2020
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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