Ryzen 5 8600G vs Xeon Gold 6142

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142 and Ryzen 5 8600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	386	375
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.52	24.90
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Phoenix
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,946	no data
Current price	$1199 (0.4x MSRP)	$514

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 8600G has 192% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6142.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Ryzen 5 8600G. 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	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142 and Ryzen 5 8600G 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 6142 and Ryzen 5 8600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 6142 and Ryzen 5 8600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

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 6142 and Ryzen 5 8600G.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 8600G outperforms Xeon Gold 6142 by 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.12	16.39
Recency	25 April 2017	8 January 2024
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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