Ryzen 5 6600U vs Xeon E5-2682 v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2682 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 6600U by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 664 | 750 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 9.28 | 65.74 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 40 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 456.12 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 7200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U 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 | no data | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 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 |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.77 | 10.42 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E5-2682 v4 has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
Ryzen 5 6600U, on the other hand, has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2682 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 6600U in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2682 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 6600U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Ryzen 5 6600U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
