Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Xeon Silver 4210
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 822 | 600 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 25.44 | 50.96 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $501 | $249 |
| Current price | $294 (0.6x MSRP) | $120 (0.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 3600XT has 100% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4210.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 640 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 10 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT. 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 |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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.
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.
Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by 38% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by 67% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by 25% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.72 | 12.06 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Cost | $501 | $249 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 95 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 3600XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4210 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4210 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3600XT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4210 and Ryzen 5 3600XT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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