Xeon Gold 6338T vs Ryzen 5 5600XT
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6338T outperforms Ryzen 5 5600XT by an impressive 61% 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 | 656 | 325 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 8.23 | 5.22 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2025) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 31 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 36 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 87 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 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 extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| 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 | - | + |
| 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.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes 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-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no 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 types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 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 5600XT and Xeon Gold 6338T.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 64 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.65 | 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% 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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