Xeon Gold 6234 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
Xeon Gold 6234
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
11.18
+0.1%

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking702701
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.816.28
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency16.268.14
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$2,214

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600 has 263% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6234.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234 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)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB8 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)24.75 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234 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)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234. 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 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234 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 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234 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 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234.

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 3600 11.17
Xeon Gold 6234 11.18
+0.1%

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 3600 17742
Xeon Gold 6234 17752
+0.1%

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 3600 1614
+16.9%
Xeon Gold 6234 1381

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 3600 6912
Xeon Gold 6234 8452
+22.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.17 11.18
Recency 7 July 2019 2 April 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 3 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6234, on the other hand, has a 0.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 3600 and Xeon Gold 6234.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6234 is a server/workstation one.


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