Xeon Gold 6212U vs Ryzen 5 1600
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6212U outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 952 | 362 |
| Place by popularity | 44 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.49 | 13.23 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 11.25 | 9.92 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 11 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | $2,000 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6212U has 195% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 24 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 35.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.73 | 17.29 |
| Recency | 11 April 2017 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 24 |
| Threads | 12 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Ryzen 5 1600 has 153.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6212U, on the other hand, has a 123.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 6212U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6212U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6212U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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