Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Xeon Gold 6426Y

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 ranking	160	538
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	81.13
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	65 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 extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Status	Launched	no 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
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no 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-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 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
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 6426Y and Ryzen 5 5500GT.

PCIe version	5	3.0
PCI Express lanes	80	16

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

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Pros & cons summary

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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

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