Ryzen 5 7600 vs Xeon E5-2637 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Ryzen 5 7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1263	373
Place by popularity	not in top-100	64
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.87	52.01
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	3.31	24.84
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	14 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$996	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 7600 has 5878% better value for money than Xeon E5-2637 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Ryzen 5 7600 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Ryzen 5 7600 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Ryzen 5 7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Ryzen 5 7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Ryzen 5 7600 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 E5-2637 v4 and Ryzen 5 7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2637 v4 and Ryzen 5 7600.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.72	17.06
Recency	20 June 2016	14 January 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

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