Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Xeon Gold 6238

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	286	673
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.53	43.00
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	no data
Current price	$2006 (0.8x MSRP)	$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G has 308% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6238.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	44	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.375 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	22 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	30.25 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. 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	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 6238 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 6238 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no 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.

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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.

Xeon Gold 6238 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G by 77% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.53	10.48
Recency	2 April 2019	21 July 2020
Physical cores	22	6
Threads	44	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

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