Ryzen 7 5800H vs Xeon Gold 6234

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6234
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
11.18
Ryzen 7 5800H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
13.22
+18.2%

Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Xeon Gold 6234 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking701571
Place by popularitynot in top-10076
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.30no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency8.1423.17
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,214no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3332
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP6
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H. 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 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H. 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 RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 6234 11.18
Ryzen 7 5800H 13.22
+18.2%

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 6234 17752
Ryzen 7 5800H 20992
+18.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6234 1381
Ryzen 7 5800H 1763
+27.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6234 8452
+16.9%
Ryzen 7 5800H 7232

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.18 13.22
Recency 2 April 2019 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 54 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800H has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 140.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6234 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6234 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5800H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6234 and Ryzen 7 5800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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