Ryzen 5 5600U vs Xeon Gold 6212U

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6212U
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
17.29
+78.1%
Ryzen 5 5600U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.71

Xeon Gold 6212U outperforms Ryzen 5 5600U by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking362786
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.24no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency9.9261.26
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,000no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4812
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2423
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP6
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno 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 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes488

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. 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.

Xeon Gold 6212U 17.29
+78.1%
Ryzen 5 5600U 9.71

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.

Xeon Gold 6212U 27470
+78.2%
Ryzen 5 5600U 15418

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.29 9.71
Recency 2 April 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 24 6
Threads 48 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 6212U has a 78.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1000% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6212U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6212U is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6212U and Ryzen 5 5600U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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