Ryzen 5 4600H vs Xeon W-2123

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2123
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
5.33
Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08
+70.4%

Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms Xeon W-2123 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1180849
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.16no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon WAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency4.2019.08
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3630
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size484 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2066FP6
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, 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-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory size512 GB64 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48no 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.

Xeon W-2123 5.33
Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08
+70.4%

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.

Xeon W-2123 8474
Ryzen 5 4600H 14417
+70.1%

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.

Xeon W-2123 1202
Ryzen 5 4600H 1372
+14.1%

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.

Xeon W-2123 4324
Ryzen 5 4600H 5107
+18.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.33 9.08
Recency 29 August 2017 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600H has a 70.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2123 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2123 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2123 and Ryzen 5 4600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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