Ryzen 5 3550H vs Xeon Gold 5120

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.83
+133%

Xeon Gold 5120 outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6791228
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.23no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency10.2713.23
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads288
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplier2221
L1 cache896 KB384 KB
L2 cache14 MB2 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FP5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 Xeon Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4812

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 Gold 5120 11.83
+133%
Ryzen 5 3550H 5.08

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 Gold 5120 18111
+133%
Ryzen 5 3550H 7767

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.83 5.08
Recency 11 July 2017 6 January 2019
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120 has a 132.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

Ryzen 5 3550H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3550H in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3550H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5120 and Ryzen 5 3550H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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