Xeon E5-2690 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.48
+38.3%
Xeon E5-2690
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 135 Watt
6.13

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E5-2690 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9021092
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.92
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.354.30
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$397

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E5-2690 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 speed3.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm32 nm
Die size213 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E5-2690 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)2
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E5-2690. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
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-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E5-2690 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 PRO 2600 and Xeon E5-2690 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 2600 and Xeon E5-2690. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB384 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Xeon E5-2690.

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 2600 8.48
+38.3%
Xeon E5-2690 6.13

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
+38.2%
Xeon E5-2690 9744

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
+101%
Xeon E5-2690 585

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
+37.1%
Xeon E5-2690 3459

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.48 6.13
Recency 6 September 2018 6 March 2012
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 135 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has a 38.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 107.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2690, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2690 is a server/workstation one.


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