AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| 50 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2670 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-2670 | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| 8.0GT/s QPI | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-2670 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Sandy Bridge-EP |
| Release Date | Mar 2018 | vs | Mar 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-2670 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 16 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-2670 | |
|---|
| 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 | 20480 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-2670 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 2011 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 192mm² | vs | 435mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Intel Xeon E5-2670 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 2600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3900 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 115 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4290 points
Intel Xeon E5-2670
3300 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
27376 points
Intel Xeon E5-2670
24960 points
Points - higher is better