Xeon Silver 4208 vs Ryzen 5 3500

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.05
+14%
Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06

Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Xeon Silver 4208 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9401003
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.08
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency11.727.86
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release dateno data2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$417

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads616
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB8 MB
L3 cache16 MB11 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208 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)
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208 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 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208 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 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 3500 8.05
+14%
Xeon Silver 4208 7.06

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 3500 12789
+14%
Xeon Silver 4208 11215

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 3500 1514
+63.9%
Xeon Silver 4208 924

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 3500 5386
+11.9%
Xeon Silver 4208 4812

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.05 7.06
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 6 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500 has a 14% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4208, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4208 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon Silver 4208, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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