Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon MP 3.16

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon MP 3.16 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated531
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data25.63
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data20.06
Architecture codenamePotomac (2005)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release dateMarch 2005 (19 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon MP 3.16 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache16 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB32 MB
Chip lithography90 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors286 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon MP 3.16 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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
Socket604AM4
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon MP 3.16 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon MP 3.16 and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon MP 3.16 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon MP 3.16 and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600X has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 107.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon MP 3.16 and Ryzen 5 5600X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon MP 3.16 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop one.


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Intel Xeon MP 3.16
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