Xeon Silver 4110 vs Ryzen 5 3600X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600X
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
11.89
+78.3%

Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Xeon Silver 4110 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Silver 4110 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6721042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.776.35
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency11.417.16
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249$501

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600X has 196% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4110.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Silver 4110 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 speed3.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB8 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)11 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Silver 4110 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 3600X and Xeon Silver 4110. 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 Silver 4110 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 Silver 4110 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 Silver 4110. 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 Silver 4110.

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 11.89
+78.3%
Xeon Silver 4110 6.67

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 18193
+78.1%
Xeon Silver 4110 10215

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
+108%
Xeon Silver 4110 801

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 7094
+55.4%
Xeon Silver 4110 4565

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.89 6.67
Recency 27 May 2019 11 July 2017
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 85 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600X has a 78.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Silver 4110, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 11.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4110 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4110 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Silver 4110, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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