AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Xeon 638
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen+
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
-
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
12 nm
5 nm
Socket
AM4
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
95 W
180 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
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598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
12
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
32.0
L1 Cache
96 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
43.71 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,088
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Cinebench R23
7,506
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Geekbench 6
1,164
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Geekbench 5
1,048
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Geekbench 6
5,236
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Geekbench 5
5,787
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Passmark CPU
2,370
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Passmark CPU
13,981
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