Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H vs Xeon Platinum 8260

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8260
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.68
+60.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
12.27

Xeon Platinum 8260 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking293628
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.18no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2019)Rembrandt-H PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4812
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache1.5 MB384 KB
L2 cache24 MB3 MB
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C95 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP7/FP7r2
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512PRO, 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 Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H 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 Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H 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 Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 660M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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 Platinum 8260 19.68
+60.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H 12.27

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 Platinum 8260 30347
+60.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H 18928

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.68 12.27
Recency 2 April 2019 20 April 2022
Physical cores 24 6
Threads 48 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8260 has a 60.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8260 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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