AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, 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 E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 86°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3257 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs 10 March 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 86°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257 vs 1955

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 17% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 21559

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
L1 cache	448 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	3.5 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	35 MB vs 32 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 21559

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21559

28233

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	21559	28233
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$1,745
Place in performance rating	694	129
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Price now		$1,762.90
Processor Number		E5-2680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	81 mm²	306 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	448 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
Transistor count	4150 million	4700 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
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)