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    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2018
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    Intel Socket 2011SERVER
    2800 MHz / Cores: 10 / Sep 2013
    Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      133%
    • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      162%
    • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      104%
    • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 62% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 33% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

    None
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SMT
    XFR
    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 2600XIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    ArchitectureAMD Zen+vsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsServer
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameZenvsIvy Bridge-EP
    Release DateMar 2018vsSep 2013

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    Cores6vs10
    Threads12vs20
    SMPs1vs2
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    L1 Cache96 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache16384 KB (shared)vs25600 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 2011
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvs
    Die Size192mm²vs160mm²
    Process14 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2
    Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs2800 MHz
    Turbo Clock4250 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs115 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      4675 points
    • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
      3708 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      28987 points
    • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
      34608 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      1403
    • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (simulated)
      1339.51

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      176
    • Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (simulated)
      108

    points - higher is better

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