Ryzen Embedded 5600E vs Xeon X5690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Ryzen Embedded 5600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1340	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.92	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.22	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	20 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$205	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5690 and Ryzen Embedded 5600E 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	3.46 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	239 mm2	74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Ryzen Embedded 5600E 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 X5690 and Ryzen Embedded 5600E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Ryzen Embedded 5600E 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 X5690 and Ryzen Embedded 5600E 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 X5690 and Ryzen Embedded 5600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Ryzen Embedded 5600E.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	20 April 2023
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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