Xeon w3-2423 vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w3-2423 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	555	695
Place by popularity	14	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	87.26	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2022)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$259	no data
Current price	$106 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w3-2423 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	15 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	AM4 (1331) mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	62 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	64 °C
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w3-2423 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	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w3-2423. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w3-2423 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 5600G and Xeon w3-2423 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 5600G and Xeon w3-2423. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w3-2423.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 5600G outperforms Xeon w3-2423 by 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.86	10.45
Recency	13 April 2021	1 January 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	120 Watt

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