Xeon Gold 6248R vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
Xeon Gold 6248R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
22.31
+189%

Xeon Gold 6248R outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking952233
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.6016.96
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency11.2510.30
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$2,700

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6248R has 269% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1248
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3230
L1 cache96K (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)24 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data75 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R 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)no data
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2048

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 1600 7.73
Xeon Gold 6248R 22.31
+189%

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 12277
Xeon Gold 6248R 35434
+189%

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 1084
Xeon Gold 6248R 1287
+18.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 4638
Xeon Gold 6248R 10808
+133%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 22.31
Recency 11 April 2017 24 February 2020
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 12 48
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6248R, on the other hand, has a 188.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6248R is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6248R is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Gold 6248R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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