Intel Xeon D-2738
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Intel Xeon D-2738 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Xeon D-2738
Intel Xeon D-2738
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2018-04-19
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon D-2738 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon D-2738 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 88 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in 2018-04-19.

Differences

Intel Xeon D-2738 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon D-2738
Report a bug
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    88 W left arrow 95 W
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    164 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 44% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    230 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    224 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    377 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    308 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    65 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    65 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    151 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    250 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon D-2738 Intel Xeon D-2738
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon D-2700 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon D left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 2000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.5 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    8x Sunny Cove left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.5 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Xeon D-2738. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    93.8 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 32 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2933
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon D-2738 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    88 W left arrow 95 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon D-2738 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ice Lake left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    15 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 16 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Linux left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow 2018-04-19
  • Socket
    BGA 2579 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 12nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Pinnacle Ridge
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.5625 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow YD260XBCAFBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow YD260XBCAFMPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YD260XBCM6IAF

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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