Xeon Platinum 8468 vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 619 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022) | Sapphire Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8468 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 | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 105 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 | 79 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8468 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 | FP7/FP7r2 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 350 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8468. 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® AMX, 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 | - | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8468 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 8468 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 8468. 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 8468.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2022 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 48 |
| Threads | 12 | 96 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 350 Watt |
Ryzen 5 6600HS has 900% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8468, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8468. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 6600HS is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8468 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 6600HS and Xeon Platinum 8468, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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