Ryzen 5 5600 vs Xeon Silver 4316
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4316 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 285 | 545 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 7 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 12.44 | 19.76 |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | Vermeer (2020−2024) |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 20 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 40 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,150 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600 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) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600. 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 | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2667 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.80 | 13.63 |
| Recency | 6 April 2021 | 20 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 6 |
| Threads | 40 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4316 has a 45.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.
Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Silver 4316 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4316 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 5 5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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