Ryzen 5 5600H vs Xeon 5160

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon 5160
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 80 Watt
0.61
Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.66
+1648%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Xeon 5160 by a whopping 1648% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5160 and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2803738
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.15no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.7222.43
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$22no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 5160 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache0 KB384 KB
L2 cache4 MB3 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage rangeB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5160 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA771FP6
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5160 and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5160 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 Xeon 5160 and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5160 and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

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.

Xeon 5160 0.61
Ryzen 5 5600H 10.66
+1648%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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.

Xeon 5160 963
Ryzen 5 5600H 16937
+1659%

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.

Xeon 5160 378
Ryzen 5 5600H 1603
+324%

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.

Xeon 5160 571
Ryzen 5 5600H 5785
+913%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 10.66
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600H has a 1647.5% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 77.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5160 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon 5160 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5160 and Ryzen 5 5600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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