Ryzen 5 5600 vs Xeon E7-8891 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	473	476
Place by popularity	not in top-100	15
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.15	46.71
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Haswell-EX (2015)	Vermeer (2020−2022)
Release date	1 June 2015 (8 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$11.09	$233

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5600 has 79% better value for money than Xeon E7-8891 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Ryzen 5 5600 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	10 (Deca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	20	12
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	160 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Ryzen 5 5600 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	8	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 E7-8891 v3 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 E7-8891 v3 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8891 v3 and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.97	13.95
Recency	1 June 2015	20 April 2022
Physical cores	10	6
Threads	20	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt

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