Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Select video card 1
Select video card 2

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Specifications, performance, tests

User rating
star star star star star
Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
Released
2018-04-19
User rating
star star star star star
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 135 W. Released in Q3/2014.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2018-04-19.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    472 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    261 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    840 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    618 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    260 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    171 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 135 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    250 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    332 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    201 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    435 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    331 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    68 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    69 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    87 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    88 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    271 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • 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
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.9 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 2600 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2933
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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)
    135 W left arrow 65 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell E 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 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    20 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow 2018-04-19
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    22 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 YD2600BBAFBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow YD2600BBAFMPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YD2600BBM6IAF
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

142.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
164.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1149.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
1310.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

625.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
977.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2816.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
5351.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3844.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
4280.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

24408.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
21714.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.780000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
1.960000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

11.700000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
13.920000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

13887.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
13511.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Latest comparisons