AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
- Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 86°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2474 vs 1955
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 30 Sep 2019 vs 10 March 2016 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz vs 3.30 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C vs 86°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 120 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2474 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
- Around 9% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
- Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 17202
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 14 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 28 vs 12 |
L1 cache | 448 KB vs 384 KB |
L2 cache | 3.5 MB vs 3 MB |
L3 cache | 35 MB vs 32 MB |
Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB vs 128 GB |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 vs 1 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 28233 vs 17202 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2474 | 1955 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 17202 | 28233 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 3508 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 30097 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Broadwell |
Family | Ryzen 5 | |
Launch date | 30 Sep 2019 | 10 March 2016 |
OPN Tray | 100-000000029 | |
Place in performance rating | 849 | 129 |
Processor Number | PRO 3600 | E5-2680V4 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Server |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,745 | |
Price now | $1,762.90 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 3.32 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 448 KB |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 3.5 MB |
L3 cache | 32 MB | 35 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 86°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 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 | |
Die size | 306 mm | |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 9.6 GT / s / QPI | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Transistor count | 4700 Million | |
VID voltage range | 0 | |
Memory |
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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 |
ECC memory support | ||
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA2011-3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 45mm x 52.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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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 |
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AMD SenseMI | ||
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 |
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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) | ||
Graphics |
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Processor graphics | None | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |