Xeon E5 1680 v4 vs Ryzen 5 3600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.60
+24.9%

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking686851
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.651.95
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency16.276.05
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$1,723

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600 has 1164% better value for money than Xeon E5 1680 v4.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E5-1680 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E5-1680 v4 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 3600 and Xeon E5-1680 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon E5-1680 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.60 9.29
Recency 7 July 2019 20 June 2016
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 24.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5 1680 v4, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5 1680 v4 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5 1680 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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