Xeon Platinum 8180 vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
Xeon Platinum 8180
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
24.09
+190%

Xeon Platinum 8180 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking916211
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.131.94
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency12.0811.12
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$10,009

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 422% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8180.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8180 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads1256
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3425
L1 cache576 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C84 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8180 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)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8180. 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8180 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 Platinum 8180 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8180.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2048

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
Xeon Platinum 8180 24.09
+190%

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
Xeon Platinum 8180 38259
+190%

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
Xeon Platinum 8180 1273
+9.4%

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 4901
Xeon Platinum 8180 11411
+133%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 24.09
Recency 13 April 2018 11 July 2017
Physical cores 6 28
Threads 12 56
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has an age advantage of 9 months, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8180, on the other hand, has a 190.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8180 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8180 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Xeon Platinum 8180, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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