Xeon Gold 5420+ vs Ryzen 5 3500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.54
Xeon Gold 5420+
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
38.04
+738%

Xeon Gold 5420+ outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by a whopping 738% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking133993
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data58.72
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency27.6016.92
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,848

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+ 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+ 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
SocketFP54677
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1280

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 3500U 4.54
Xeon Gold 5420+ 38.04
+738%

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 3500U 6941
Xeon Gold 5420+ 58209
+739%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.54 38.04
Recency 6 January 2019 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 205 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has 1266.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5420+, on the other hand, has a 737.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5420+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5420+ is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Gold 5420+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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