Ryzen 5 4600G vs Xeon X5680

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5680 and Ryzen 5 4600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1276	702
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	35.26
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	14 February 2010 (14 years ago)	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$172	no data
Current price	$70 (0.4x MSRP)	$177

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 4600G has 25086% better value for money than Xeon X5680.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5680 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	239 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5680 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5680 and Ryzen 5 4600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5680 and Ryzen 5 4600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5680 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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 X5680 and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	288 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5680 and Ryzen 5 4600G.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

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.

Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Xeon X5680 by 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.42	10.38
Recency	14 February 2010	21 July 2020
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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