Xeon Silver 4123 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500GT
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.19
+40.2%

Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Xeon Silver 4123 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon Silver 4123 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking597840
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation65.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency18.508.17
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)no data
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)1 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon Silver 4123 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB11 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon Silver 4123 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon Silver 4123. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vProno data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon Silver 4123 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon Silver 4123 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon Silver 4123. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data512 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 7no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon Silver 4123.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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 5500GT 13.19
+40.2%
Xeon Silver 4123 9.41

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 5500GT 20193
+40.2%
Xeon Silver 4123 14405

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.19 9.41
Recency 8 January 2024 1 January 2018
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 40.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4123, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4123 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4123 is a server/workstation one.


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