Xeon E5420 vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+554%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Xeon E5420 by a whopping 554% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9152298
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.09no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.081.50
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)no data
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years 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 E5420 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)no data
Threads12no data
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography12 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C67 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5420 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)no data
SocketAM4LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5420. 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+
FSB parityno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5420 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 E5420 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 E5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5420.

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
+554%
Xeon E5420 1.27

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
+552%
Xeon E5420 2022

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
+216%
Xeon E5420 368

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 4899
+309%
Xeon E5420 1197

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 1.27
Recency 19 April 2018 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 12 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 553.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5420 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5420 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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