Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 vs Xeon E5-2683 v3
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2683 v3 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 826 | 994 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 7.28 | 10.31 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 8 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 9.6 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 32 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 83 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 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 E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 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 E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 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 | 9.23 | 7.08 |
| Recency | 8 September 2014 | 29 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 6 |
| Threads | 28 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon E5-2683 v3 has a 30.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.
Ryzen 5 PRO 1600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 84.6% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2683 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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