Xeon Gold 5118 vs Ryzen 5 3600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600X
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
11.45
+9.5%
Xeon Gold 5118
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
10.46

Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Xeon Gold 5118 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking690747
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.855.14
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency11.419.43
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249$1,273

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600X has 267% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5118.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118 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 speed3.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache384 KB768 KB
L2 cache3 MB12 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)16.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118 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)95 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118. 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

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118 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 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118 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 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
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 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118.

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 3600X 11.45
+9.5%
Xeon Gold 5118 10.46

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 3600X 18184
+9.4%
Xeon Gold 5118 16620

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 3600X 1669
+68.4%
Xeon Gold 5118 991

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 3600X 7090
+4.4%
Xeon Gold 5118 6790

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.45 10.46
Recency 27 May 2019 11 July 2017
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600X has a 9.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 10.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5118, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Gold 5118.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5118 is a server/workstation one.


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