AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 89°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3363 vs 2071

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 89°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363 vs 2071

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31174 vs 21866

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31174 vs 21866

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3363

2071

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21866

31174

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363	2071
PassMark - CPU mark	21866	31174
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		792
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10720

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	661	1071
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E5-2690V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	89°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)