Xeon E5-4640 v3 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.08
+8.4%
Xeon E5-4640 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
6.53

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 outperforms Xeon E5-4640 v3 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10021052
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency10.315.89
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)1 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache576 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size213 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3 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)4
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3 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 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

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 PRO 1600 7.08
+8.4%
Xeon E5-4640 v3 6.53

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 PRO 1600 11240
+8.4%
Xeon E5-4640 v3 10372

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.08 6.53
Recency 29 June 2017 1 June 2015
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-4640 v3, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Xeon E5-4640 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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