Xeon Gold 5318Y vs Ryzen 5 5600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600X
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.78
Xeon Gold 5318Y
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
20.86
+51.4%

Xeon Gold 5318Y outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking539266
Place by popularity16not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.67no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency20.0611.96
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date8 October 2020 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1248
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm10 nm
Die size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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 configuration12
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 5600X 13.78
Xeon Gold 5318Y 20.86
+51.4%

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 5600X 21888
Xeon Gold 5318Y 33139
+51.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.78 20.86
Recency 8 October 2020 6 April 2021
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 12 48
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600X has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318Y, on the other hand, has a 51.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5318Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5318Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon Gold 5318Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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