Xeon Gold 6444Y vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6444Y outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X3D by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 651 | 206 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 43.75 | 18.14 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 5.01 | 4.20 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2025) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 7 July 2023 (2 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $1,517 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 5600X3D has 141% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6444Y.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Xeon Gold 6444Y 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 | 3.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 96 MB (shared) | 45 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 75 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Xeon Gold 6444Y 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 | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 270 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Xeon Gold 6444Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Xeon Gold 6444Y 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 5600X3D and Xeon Gold 6444Y 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 5600X3D and Xeon Gold 6444Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Xeon Gold 6444Y.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 80 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.43 | 26.79 |
| Recency | 7 July 2023 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 16 |
| Threads | 12 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 270 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600X3D has an age advantage of 5 months, and 157.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6444Y, on the other hand, has a 115.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 5600X3D is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6444Y is a server/workstation one.
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