Ryzen 5 5600H vs Xeon Platinum 8160

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8160
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
16.45
+73.7%

Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking428897
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.88no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency4.648.89
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date25 April 2017 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4812
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplier2133
L1 cache1.5 MB384 KB
L2 cache24 MB3 MB
L3 cache33 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FP6
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, 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-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 Platinum 8160 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 Platinum 8160 and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen 5 5600H.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Xeon Platinum 8160 16.45
+73.7%
Ryzen 5 5600H 9.47

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8160 28900
+73.6%
Ryzen 5 5600H 16649

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.45 9.47
Recency 25 April 2017 12 January 2021
Physical cores 24 6
Threads 48 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160 has a 73.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8160 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook one.

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