Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 194.017 vs 46.475
Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.526 vs 0.922

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13211 vs 13172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017 vs 46.475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526 vs 0.922

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2241 vs 1696
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 974 vs 697
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5321 vs 3958

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2241 vs 1696
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	974 vs 697
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5321 vs 3958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1696

2241

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13211

13172

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

697

974

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3958

5321

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

194.017

46.475

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.526

0.922

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1696	2241
PassMark - CPU mark	13211	13172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	697	974
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3958	5321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017	46.475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526	0.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.998
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3456

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen+
Launch date	Q3'14	19 April 2018
Place in performance rating	1404	1559
Processor Number	E5-2620V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD2600BBAFBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$159.99
Value for money (0-100)		24.89
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12	12
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		213 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		4940 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith Stealth
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)