Xeon E-2126G vs Ryzen 5 5500GT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Xeon E-2126G by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 598 | 1038 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 65.55 | 21.00 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon E |
| Power efficiency | 18.52 | 7.74 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2024) | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 12 July 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $125 | $255 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 5500GT has 212% better value for money than Xeon E-2126G.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 154 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 128 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.15 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.72 | 6.54 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.46 | 6.39 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 12 July 2018 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 80 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 94.5% higher aggregate performance score, 16.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2126G in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2126G is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500GT and Xeon E-2126G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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