Xeon W-2170B vs Ryzen 5 3600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.06
Xeon W-2170B
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
15.11
+36.6%

Xeon W-2170B outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon W-2170B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking730476
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency16.1910.27
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)21 December 2017 (7 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 W-2170B 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1228
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon W-2170B 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM42066
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon W-2170B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon W-2170B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon W-2170B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon W-2170B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB512 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon W-2170B.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 11.06
Xeon W-2170B 15.11
+36.6%

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 17725
Xeon W-2170B 24204
+36.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 3600 1614
+64.7%
Xeon W-2170B 980

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 3600 6912
Xeon W-2170B 11314
+63.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.06 15.11
Recency 7 July 2019 21 December 2017
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 28
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2170B, on the other hand, has a 36.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

The Xeon W-2170B 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 W-2170B is a server/workstation one.

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