Ryzen 5 2600E vs Xeon X3460
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1976 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 1.87 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 1 July 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 | 2.8 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | no data | 576 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 213 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2009 | 10 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600E has an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X3460 and Ryzen 5 2600E. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X3460 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 2600E is a desktop one.
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