Intel Xeon E-2124G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

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Intel Xeon E-2124G CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
Intel Xeon E-2124G AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E-2124G or AMD Ryzen 5 2600H - 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 Intel Xeon E-2124G has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E-2124G was released in Q3/2018.

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H was released in Q4/2018.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Xeon E-2100 (2) CPU group AMD Ryzen 2000H (2)
1 Generation 1
Coffee Lake S Architecture Raven Ridge (Zen)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2124G has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E-2124G is 3.40 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is at 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Xeon E-2124G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Xeon E-2124G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E-2124G or AMD Ryzen 5 2600H 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 1.10 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 8
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 8
192 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E-2124G can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E-2124G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E-2124G is 71 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E-2124G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
71 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 35 W
-- TDP down 54 W
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2124G is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E-2124G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1151-2 Socket FP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2018 Release date Q4/2018
255 $ Release price 195 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2124G (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H (69%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2124G (98%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H (85%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 4.50 GHz
1202 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
834 (69%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3968 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2765 (70%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (39%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
1126 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
7458 (95%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7890 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 4.50 GHz
1367 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.60 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.
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
4069 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
524 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E-2124G AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
Unknown HP Pavilion All-in-One 24-xa0023ng

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