Xeon Gold 6530 vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	607	60
Place by popularity	18	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.34	55.96
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	18.22	14.46
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2024)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$259	$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6530 has 97% better value for money than Ryzen 5 5600G.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6530 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	39	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	AM4 (1331) mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	74 °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 Gold 6530 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6530. 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	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6530 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 5600G and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

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 Gold 6530.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.99	42.82
Recency	13 April 2021	14 December 2023
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	270 Watt

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