Xeon Platinum 8461V vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8461V outperforms Ryzen 5 6600HS by a whopping 295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 641 | 41 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 24.04 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 32.28 | 14.88 |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | January 2022 (2 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,491 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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) | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 97.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 77 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 | FP7 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | 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 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | 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 | AMD Radeon 660M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| 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. 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.99 | 47.38 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 48 |
| Threads | 12 | 96 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 300 Watt |
Ryzen 5 6600HS has 757.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8461V, on the other hand, has a 295.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Xeon Platinum 8461V is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 6600HS in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 6600HS is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8461V is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8461V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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