Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Xeon Gold 5218N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 5 5600GT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	590
Place by popularity	not in top-100	41
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	59.12
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	no data	18.64
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,375	$140

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 5 5600GT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 5 5600GT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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 Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 5 5600GT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Ryzen 5 5600GT.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	8 January 2024
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt

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