Xeon Platinum 8160H vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Platinum 8160H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	607	not rated
Place by popularity	18	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.34	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	18.22	no data
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2024)	no data
Release date	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)	1 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$259	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Platinum 8160H 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	12	48
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	39	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB	33 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Die size	AM4 (1331) mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Platinum 8160H 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	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Platinum 8160H. 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	+	-
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	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Platinum 8160H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Platinum 8160H 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 Platinum 8160H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
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

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Platinum 8160H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2021	1 July 2018
Physical cores	6	24
Threads	12	48
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

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