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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Released
Q2/2013
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    434 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 80 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    219 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    365 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    226 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    243 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    562 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    499 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    84 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    115 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    87 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    129 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    410 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    780 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    406 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    395 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    651 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    691 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    243 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    441 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    241 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    707 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    186 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v3
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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 no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 80 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
164
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
153
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
1310
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
742
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
977
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
897
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
5351
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
3416
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
4280
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
3759
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
21714
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
14480
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
1.96
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1.75
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
13.92
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7.99
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
13511
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
10206
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

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