Xeon D-2779 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon D-2779 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	905	not rated
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.80	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	12.08	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	no data
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon D-2779 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	12	32
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	25 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon D-2779 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	126 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon D-2779. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon D-2779 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon D-2779 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon D-2779. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon D-2779.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 April 2018	1 January 2022
Physical cores	6	16
Threads	12	32
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	126 Watt

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