Xeon Gold 6338T vs Ryzen 5 5600XT

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600XT
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.60
Xeon Gold 6338T
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
20.37
+61.7%

Xeon Gold 6338T outperforms Ryzen 5 5600XT by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking649317
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency8.195.22
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCIntel
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2025)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date31 October 2024 (less than a year ago)6 April 2021 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600XT and Xeon Gold 6338T 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1248
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm10 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C87 °C
Number of transistors4,150 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600XT and Xeon Gold 6338T 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 configuration12
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600XT and Xeon Gold 6338T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600XT and Xeon Gold 6338T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600XT and Xeon Gold 6338T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600XT and Xeon Gold 6338T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600XT and Xeon Gold 6338T.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2064

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Ryzen 5 5600XT 12.60
Xeon Gold 6338T 20.37
+61.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600XT 22147
Samples: 135
Xeon Gold 6338T 35801
+61.7%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.60 20.37
Recency 31 October 2024 6 April 2021
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 12 48
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600XT has an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338T, on the other hand, has a 61.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338T is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600XT is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6338T is a server/workstation one.

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