Xeon w5-2465X vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Place in the ranking	610	145
Place by popularity	18	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.07	63.02
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	18.21	13.97
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2024)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$259	$1,389

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2465X has 125% better value for money than Ryzen 5 5600G.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w5-2465X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	12	32
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Multiplier	39	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	33.75 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	AM4 (1331) mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	78 °C
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w5-2465X 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	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w5-2465X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	+	-
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	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w5-2465X 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 w5-2465X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
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 w5-2465X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800
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	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 7

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w5-2465X.

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.

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 12.51

Xeon w5-2465X 29.53
+136%

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 5600G 19871

Xeon w5-2465X 46906
+136%

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 5600G 1939

Xeon w5-2465X 2166
+11.7%

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 5600G 7721

Xeon w5-2465X 14545
+88.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.51	29.53
Recency	13 April 2021	15 February 2023
Physical cores	6	16
Threads	12	32
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	200 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600G has 207.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2465X, on the other hand, has a 136.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Xeon w5-2465X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600G in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-2465X is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon w5-2465X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.