Ryzen 5 8600G vs Xeon Gold 5412U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5412U outperforms Ryzen 5 8600G by a whopping 106% 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 | 133 | 444 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 92.58 | 51.05 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 16.82 | 23.24 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | Phoenix (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,113 | $229 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 5412U has 81% better value for money than Ryzen 5 8600G.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5412U and Ryzen 5 8600G 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 45 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 81 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5412U and Ryzen 5 8600G 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 | FCLGA4677 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Ryzen 5 8600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, 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 | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5412U and Ryzen 5 8600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Ryzen 5 8600G 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 5412U and Ryzen 5 8600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4400 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 760M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Ryzen 5 8600G.
| PCIe version | 5 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | 20 |
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.
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 | 32.55 | 15.79 |
| Recency | 10 January 2023 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 6 |
| Threads | 48 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5412U has a 106.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ryzen 5 8600G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 184.6% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5412U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5412U is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8600G is a desktop one.
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