Xeon E3-1271 v3 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Place in the ranking	891	1256
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	12.35	5.61
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	19 September 2018 (6 years ago)	1 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E3-1271 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	12 nm	22 nm
Die size	192 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E3-1271 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E3-1271 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E3-1271 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E3-1271 v3 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 PRO 2600 and Xeon E3-1271 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E3-1271 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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 2600 8.48
+78.9%

Xeon E3-1271 v3 4.74

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 2600 13465
+78.7%

Xeon E3-1271 v3 7535

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 PRO 2600 1175

Xeon E3-1271 v3 1188
+1.1%

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 PRO 2600 4742
+23.8%

Xeon E3-1271 v3 3829

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.48	4.74
Recency	19 September 2018	1 April 2014
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has a 78.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1271 v3 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1271 v3 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E3-1271 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.