Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Xeon Gold 6126

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6126
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
12.08
+174%
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.41

Xeon Gold 6126 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6126 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6331329
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.41no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency9.1527.82
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,776no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6126 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2621
L1 cache768 KB384 KB
L2 cache12 MB2 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6126 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
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 6126 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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 6126 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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 6126 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s38.397 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 6126 and Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U.

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 6126 12.08
+174%
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4.41

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 6126 19189
+174%
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 7010

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 Gold 6126 877
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 916
+4.4%

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 Gold 6126 11900
+351%
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 2638

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.08 4.41
Recency 25 April 2017 8 April 2019
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 6126 has a 173.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6126 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6126 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is a notebook one.


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