Xeon 6980P vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	609	not rated
Place by popularity	18	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	18.22	no data
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2024)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$259	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon 6980P 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)	128
Threads	12	256
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	39	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Die size	AM4 (1331) mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon 6980P 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	2
Socket	AM4	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 7

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2021	24 September 2024
Physical cores	6	128
Threads	12	256
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	500 Watt

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