Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Xeon E5-1680 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking942not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.78no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size341 mm2192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,800 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier++
VID voltage range0.65–1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2011AM4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2013 11 October 2019
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-1680 v2 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop one.


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