Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon Phi 7235

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	530
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	25.48
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Phi	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	no data	20.06
Architecture codename	Knights Mill (2017)	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	18 December 2017 (6 years ago)	8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7235 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 cores	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	256	12
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	4.6 GHz
Multiplier	15	37
L1 cache	4 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	no data	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7235 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	SVLCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 5600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4
Maximum memory size	384 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.381 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	36	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 December 2017	8 October 2020
Physical cores	64	6
Threads	256	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	65 Watt

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