AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 86°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3180 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Jul 2023 vs 10 March 2016
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 86°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3180 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
382293.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 21833

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
L1 cache	448 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB vs 96MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 21833

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3180

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21833

28233

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3180	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	21833	28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Launch date	7 Jul 2023	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$1,745
Place in performance rating	475	129
Architecture codename		Broadwell
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
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	74 mm²	306 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	448 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	96MB (shared)	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	28
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
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
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)	105 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
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)