Xeon Silver 4214 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600X
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.75
Xeon Silver 4214
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
10.24
+17%

Xeon Silver 4214 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking874763
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.5017.75
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency8.7111.39
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$694

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214 has 87% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.25 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3622
L1 cache96K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)12 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16.5 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® 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-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214 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 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214 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 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214.

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 2600X 8.75
Xeon Silver 4214 10.24
+17%

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 2600X 13898
Xeon Silver 4214 16273
+17.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 2600X 1247
+23.6%
Xeon Silver 4214 1009

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 2600X 5281
Xeon Silver 4214 6439
+21.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.75 10.24
Recency 19 April 2018 2 April 2019
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 85 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600X has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Silver 4214, on the other hand, has a 17% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 11.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4214 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4214 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600X and Xeon Silver 4214, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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