Ryzen 5 4600G vs Xeon W-2225

Place in the ranking	1028	764
Place by popularity	not in top-100	26
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	5.97	14.73
Architecture codename	no data	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2225 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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	8	12
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	no data	3 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm²
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2225 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2225 and Ryzen 5 4600G. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2225 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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-2225 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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-2225 and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2225 and Ryzen 5 4600G.

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.

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-2225 6.87

Ryzen 5 4600G 10.50
+52.8%

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-2225 10517

Ryzen 5 4600G 16069
+52.8%

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-2225 1502

Ryzen 5 4600G 1582
+5.3%

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-2225 5416

Ryzen 5 4600G 6132
+13.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.87	10.50
Recency	1 October 2019	21 July 2020
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600G has a 52.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2225 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2225 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 4600G is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2225 and Ryzen 5 4600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.