Ryzen 5 5500 vs Xeon Platinum 8368

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	15	569
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.29	58.45
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$12855	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500 has 4431% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8368.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	38	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	76	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	57 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	FCLGA4189	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	no 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.

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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 Platinum 8368 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500 by 374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	59.52	12.57
Recency	6 April 2021	4 April 2022
Physical cores	38	6
Threads	76	12
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	65 Watt

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