Xeon E7-2820 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E7-2820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	901	not rated
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.00	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon E7
Power efficiency	12.09	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$1,334

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E7-2820 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.27 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5.86 GT/s
Multiplier	34	15
L1 cache	576 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	18 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Die size	213 mm2	513 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	64 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	2600 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E7-2820 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E7-2820. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E7-2820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E7-2820 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E7-2820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon E7-2820.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2018	5 April 2011
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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