AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G vs Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2

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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G or Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
AMD Ryzen 8000G (14) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
6 Generation 4
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G is 4.35 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 has 15 CPU cores and 30 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 is at 2.30 GHz (2.90 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
6 Cores 15
12 Threads 30
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
4.35 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.90 GHz
4.75 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
AMD Ryzen AI AI hardware --
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology @ 16 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G or Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon 760M GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
2.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
10 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 760M GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
DDR5-5200 Memory DDR3-1600
256 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G is 65 W, while the Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G is manufactured in 4 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 30.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
4 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
AM5 (LGA 1718) Socket LGA 2011
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 3200 $
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
101 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
770 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1792 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
14067 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1947 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
10638 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2671 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
11453 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
697 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
5505 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.80 GHz
2868 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
25955 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
14,067 CB R23 MC @ 68 W
207 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.35 GHz
16 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
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