Ryzen 5 5600U vs Xeon Phi 7120X
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 718 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Architecture codename | Knights Corner (2012−2014) | Cezanne-U (Zen 3) |
| Release date | 17 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 | 61 (Henihexaconta-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 244 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.24 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 350 mm2 | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | PCIe x16 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, 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 | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 June 2013 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 61 | 6 |
| Threads | 244 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 15 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Phi 7120X is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Phi 7120X and Ryzen 5 5600U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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