Xeon w3-2423 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600X
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.64
+40.9%
Xeon w3-2423
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 120 Watt
9.68

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Xeon w3-2423 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking569834
Place by popularity13not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.8558.30
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency20.067.71
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCIntel
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date8 October 2020 (4 years ago)15 February 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w3-2423 has 126% better value for money than Ryzen 5 5600X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon w3-2423 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache384 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB15 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon w3-2423 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon w3-2423. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon w3-2423 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon w3-2423 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 w3-2423. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB2 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Xeon w3-2423.

PCIe version4.05.0
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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 13.64
+40.9%
Xeon w3-2423 9.68

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 5 5600X 21873
+40.8%
Xeon w3-2423 15536

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 5600X 2114
+28.5%
Xeon w3-2423 1645

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 5600X 8691
+20.8%
Xeon w3-2423 7194

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.64 9.68
Recency 8 October 2020 15 February 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600X has a 40.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2423, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon w3-2423 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop processor while Xeon w3-2423 is a server/workstation one.

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