Ryzen 5 7600X vs Xeon Platinum 8368

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 7600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	14	289
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.26	44.24
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Raphael (Zen4)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	27 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	$12855	$353

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 7600X has 3411% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8368.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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	4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	57 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	70 mm2
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 7600X. 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	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
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 7600X 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 7600X 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 7600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
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 Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 5 7600X.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	24

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 7600X by 222% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	59.51	18.46
Recency	6 April 2021	27 September 2022
Physical cores	38	6
Threads	76	12
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	105 Watt

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