Xeon E5345 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+603%
Xeon E5345
2006
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.18

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5345 by a whopping 603% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9162371
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.130.06
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.081.40
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Clovertown (2006−2007)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)14 November 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$851

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 16783% better value for money than Xeon E5345.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5345 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz0.33 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB4 MB (per die)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography12 nm65 nm
Die size192 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5345 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
SocketAM4LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5345. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5345 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
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 E5345.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 2600 8.30
+603%
Xeon E5345 1.18

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 2600 13188
+606%
Xeon E5345 1868

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 2600 1164
+265%
Xeon E5345 319

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 2600 4900
+365%
Xeon E5345 1054

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 1.18
Recency 19 April 2018 14 November 2006
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 603.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5345 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5345 is a server/workstation one.


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