Xeon Gold 6238R vs Ryzen 5 4600H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 54 Watt
9.08
Xeon Gold 6238R
2020
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
23.61
+160%

Xeon Gold 6238R outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking841215
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data19.07
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency15.9113.54
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads1256
Base clock speed3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3022
L1 cache128K (per core)1.75 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache11 MB (shared)38.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C89 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R. 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
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-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 4600H 9.08
Xeon Gold 6238R 23.61
+160%

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 4600H 14416
Xeon Gold 6238R 37511
+160%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.08 23.61
Recency 6 January 2020 24 February 2020
Physical cores 6 28
Threads 12 56
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600H has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 205.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6238R, on the other hand, has a 160% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6238R is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600H in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6238R is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon Gold 6238R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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