Xeon 6960P vs Ryzen 5 3350G
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6960P outperforms Ryzen 5 3350G by a whopping 1363% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1349 | 17 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Picasso | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.28 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Granite Rapids (2024−2025) |
| Release date | no data | 24 September 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3350G and Xeon 6960P 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 72 (Doheptaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 144 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4096 KB | 432 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3350G and Xeon 6960P 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA7529 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 500 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 3350G and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.
| 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 3350G and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5(6400MT/s), MRDIMM(8800MT/s) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 3 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 12 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Xeon 6960P.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 96 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.08 | 74.34 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 72 |
| Threads | 8 | 144 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 500 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3350G has 669.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has a 1363.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 1700% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6960P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 3350G in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 3350G is a desktop processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.
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