AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 74.3°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 90 Watt
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3257 vs 1754
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21559 vs 17370

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 74.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257 vs 1754
PassMark - CPU mark	21559 vs 17370

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

1754

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21559

17370

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	1754
PassMark - CPU mark	21559	17370
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5657

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Haswell
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	694	1491
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E5-2640V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	74.3°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	90 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)