Ryzen 5 2600 vs Xeon E-2176G

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2176G
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.57
+3.3%
Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30

Xeon E-2176G outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking877905
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.1410.37
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency10.1412.08
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)
Release date12 July 2018 (6 years ago)13 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$367$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2176G has 104% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3734
L1 cache384 KB576 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB3 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size149 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600 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)
SocketFCLGA1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600 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 Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630-
Max video memory128 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@24Hz-
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over VGAN/A-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.5-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

Xeon E-2176G 8.57
+3.3%
Ryzen 5 2600 8.30

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.

Xeon E-2176G 13618
+3.2%
Ryzen 5 2600 13190

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.

Xeon E-2176G 1592
+36.9%
Ryzen 5 2600 1163

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.

Xeon E-2176G 6485
+32.4%
Ryzen 5 2600 4897

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Xeon E-2176G 7369
+55.9%
Ryzen 5 2600 4726

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Xeon E-2176G 39053
+38.6%
Ryzen 5 2600 28173

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Xeon E-2176G 11719
+26.1%
Ryzen 5 2600 9290

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Xeon E-2176G 4.52
+21.7%
Ryzen 5 2600 5.5

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Xeon E-2176G 15
+6.3%
Ryzen 5 2600 14

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Xeon E-2176G 1324
+6.1%
Ryzen 5 2600 1248

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Xeon E-2176G 200
+27.1%
Ryzen 5 2600 157

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Xeon E-2176G 2.2
+25%
Ryzen 5 2600 1.76

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Xeon E-2176G 8
+6.7%
Ryzen 5 2600 7.5

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Xeon E-2176G 83
+11.1%
Ryzen 5 2600 75

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Xeon E-2176G 233
+13.6%
Ryzen 5 2600 205

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Xeon E-2176G 6277
+39%
Ryzen 5 2600 4517

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Xeon E-2176G 6271
+3.3%
Ryzen 5 2600 6070

Blender(-)

Xeon E-2176G 352
Ryzen 5 2600 375
+6.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Xeon E-2176G 1225
+9.5%
Ryzen 5 2600 1119

7-Zip Single

Xeon E-2176G 5157
+28.3%
Ryzen 5 2600 4020

7-Zip

Xeon E-2176G 37522
+21.4%
Ryzen 5 2600 30898

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.57 8.30
Recency 12 July 2018 13 April 2018
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2176G has a 3.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

Ryzen 5 2600, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E-2176G and Ryzen 5 2600.

Be aware that Xeon E-2176G is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop one.


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