Xeon Gold 6346 vs Ryzen 5 3600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
Xeon Gold 6346
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
23.71
+112%

Xeon Gold 6346 outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 by a whopping 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking692213
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.93no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency16.2610.95
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 11.17
Xeon Gold 6346 23.71
+112%

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 17747
Xeon Gold 6346 37665
+112%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.17 23.71
Recency 7 July 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6346, on the other hand, has a 112.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6346 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6346 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6346, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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