Intel Xeon E-2136 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2136 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Xeon E-2136

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2136

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2668 vs 1884
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13475 vs 11240

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2668 vs 1884
PassMark - CPU mark	13475 vs 11240

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3665 vs 1149
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16580 vs 6019

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3665 vs 1149
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16580 vs 6019

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2136
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2668

1884

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13475

11240

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1149

3665

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6019

16580

Name	Intel Xeon E-2136	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2668	1884
PassMark - CPU mark	13475	11240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1149	3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6019	16580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2136	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'18	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1102	1185
Processor Number	E-2136
Series	Intel® Xeon® E Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD160BBBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)