Ryzen 5 5600G vs Xeon W-2102

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2102 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1505	548
Place by popularity	not in top-100	13
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.12	73.98
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	29 August 2017 (6 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$202	$259
Current price	$89 (0.4x MSRP)	$130 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5600G has 711% better value for money than Xeon W-2102.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2102 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	484 mm2	AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °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 W-2102 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2102 and Ryzen 5 5600G. 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	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, 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	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2102 and Ryzen 5 5600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2102 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 W-2102 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2102 and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
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.

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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.

Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Xeon W-2102 by 292% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.28	12.86
Recency	29 August 2017	13 April 2021
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Cost	$202	$259
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt

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