AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 74°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% 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 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2270 vs 1980

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2018 vs September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270 vs 1980

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17211 vs 13424

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17211 vs 13424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2270

1980

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13424

17211

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270	1980
PassMark - CPU mark	13424	17211
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	September 2018	September 2013
OPN Tray	YD260BBBM6IAF
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1006	340
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,200
Price now		$2,641.75
Processor Number		E5-2643V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.50 GHz
Die size	192 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
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
Thermal Solution	Not included
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
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)