AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
Summary
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
135%
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
145%
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
124%
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
Much higher single threaded performance (around 45% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
65 watts lower power draw. |
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Around 35% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 |
None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | |
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MMX | | | |
3DNow! | | | |
SSE | | | |
SSE2 | | | |
SSE3 | | | |
SSE4A | | | |
AMD64 | | | |
CnQ | | | |
NX bit | | | |
AMD-V | | | |
SMT | | | |
SSSE3 | | | |
SSE4.2 | | | |
AVX | | | |
EIST | | | |
Intel 64 | | | |
XD bit | | | |
TXT | | | |
Intel VT-x | | | |
Intel VT-d | | | |
AES-NI | | | |
F16C | | | |
EPT | | | |
ECC | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | |
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Architecture | AMD Zen+ | vs | Intel_IvyBridge |
Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
Codename | Zen | vs | Ivy Bridge-E |
Release Date | Mar 2018 | vs | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | |
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Cores | 6 | vs | 6 |
Threads | 12 | vs | 12 |
SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | |
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L1 Cache | 96 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 Cache | 16384 KB (shared) | vs | 15360 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | |
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Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 2011 |
Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
Package | uPGA | vs | |
Die Size | 192mm² | vs | 160mm² |
Process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | |
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Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
Turbo Clock | 3900 MHz | vs | none |
Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
TDP | 65 W | vs | 130 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4290 points
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
3811 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
27376 points
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
27439 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better