AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 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 E5-2690 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 88°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 28% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3257 vs 1866

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 25600 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257 vs 1866

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22390 vs 21559

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22390 vs 21559

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

1866

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21559

22390

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	1866
PassMark - CPU mark	21559	22390
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6694

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$2,697
Place in performance rating	694	1360
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Price now		$435
Processor Number		E5-2690V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.18
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	81 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	88°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	12	20
Transistor count	4150 million	1400 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	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)