AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Xeon E5-2689

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Xeon E5-2689 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Xeon E5-2689

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 83% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 52°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs 6 Mar 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 52°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
3x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 128 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 128 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2689

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Xeon E5-2689
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363
PassMark - CPU mark	21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		123.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.539

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Xeon E5-2689
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	6 Mar 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	661	2155
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E5-2689
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	52°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.6V - 1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)