Ryzen 5 PRO 230 vs Xeon 6706P-B
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2025) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,200 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6706P-B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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 | 40 (Tetraconta-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 80 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 160 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 598 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 85 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6706P-B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA 4368 | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 235 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6706P-B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 6706P-B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6706P-B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6706P-B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6706P-B and Ryzen 5 PRO 230.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 February 2025 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 40 | 6 |
| Threads | 80 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 235 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon 6706P-B has an age advantage of 1 month, and 566.7% more physical cores and 566.7% more threads.
Ryzen 5 PRO 230, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 739.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon 6706P-B and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon 6706P-B is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 230 is a notebook one.
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