Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Xeon Gold 5420

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 5600GT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated600
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data62.85
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data18.71
Architecture codenameno dataCezanne (2021−2024)
Release date1 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$140

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5420 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads5612
Base clock speed2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache52.5 MB16 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5420 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA4677AM4
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 5600GT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 5600GT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5420 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 5420 and Ryzen 5 5600GT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR4
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 5600GT.

PCIe version53.0
PCI Express lanes8016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 28 6
Threads 56 12
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5420 has 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600GT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 215.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 5600GT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5420 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600GT is a desktop one.


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