Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Xeon Gold 6426Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6426Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 185 Watt
26.91
+104%

Xeon Gold 6426Y outperforms Ryzen 5 5500GT by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking160538
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data81.15
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameSapphire RapidsCezanne (2021−2022)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current priceno data$125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache37.5 MB16 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature80 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4677AM4
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT 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 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno 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 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR4
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+no data

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 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT.

PCIe version53.0
PCI Express lanes8016

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 6426Y 26.91
+104%
Ryzen 5 5500GT 13.18

Xeon Gold 6426Y outperforms Ryzen 5 5500GT by 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 6426Y 41625
+104%
Ryzen 5 5500GT 20384

Xeon Gold 6426Y outperforms Ryzen 5 5500GT by 104% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.91 13.18
Recency 10 January 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 65 Watt

The Xeon Gold 6426Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6426Y is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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