Ryzen 5 5600H vs Xeon Gold 6230R
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6230R outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 256 | 727 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 46 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.46 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 13.35 | 22.48 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,900 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6230R 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 cores | 26 (Hexacosa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 52 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | 33 |
| L1 cache | 1.625 MB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 26 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6230R 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.
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | MMX, 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 | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6230R 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 Gold 6230R and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 6230R and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 5 5600H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.56 | 10.89 |
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 26 | 6 |
| Threads | 52 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6230R has a 98% higher aggregate performance score, and 333.3% more physical cores and 333.3% more threads.
Ryzen 5 5600H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 6230R is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600H in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6230R is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 5 5600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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