Xeon 6980P vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking916not rated
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.08no data
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)128
Threads12256
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm5 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM47529
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes2096

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 April 2018 24 September 2024
Physical cores 6 128
Threads 12 256
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 2033.3% more physical cores and 2033.3% more threads, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon 6980P is a server/workstation one.


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