Xeon Gold 5423N vs Ryzen 5 5600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600 and Xeon Gold 5423N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	492	not rated
Place by popularity	16	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	53.31	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2022)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600 and Xeon Gold 5423N 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	12	40
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	83 °C
Number of transistors	4,150 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600 and Xeon Gold 5423N 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	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600 and Xeon Gold 5423N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600 and Xeon Gold 5423N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600 and Xeon Gold 5423N are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 5600 and Xeon Gold 5423N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600 and Xeon Gold 5423N.

PCIe version	4.0	4
PCI Express lanes	20	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 April 2022	10 January 2023
Physical cores	6	20
Threads	12	40
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	145 Watt

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