Ryzen 5 8500G vs Xeon Gold 6448Y
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6448Y outperforms Ryzen 5 8500G by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 79 | 539 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 26.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 16.01 | 19.92 |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | Phoenix2 (2024) |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,583 | $229 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 60 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G 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 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G. 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 | + | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G 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 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G 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 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G.
| PCIe version | 5 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | 14 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.06 | 13.69 |
| Recency | 10 January 2023 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 6 |
| Threads | 64 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6448Y has a 178% higher aggregate performance score, and 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.
Ryzen 5 8500G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 246.2% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 6448Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8500G in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6448Y is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6448Y and Ryzen 5 8500G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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