Ryzen 5 5600U vs Xeon Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.35
Ryzen 5 5600U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.08
+37.1%

Ryzen 5 5600U outperforms Xeon Silver 4208 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking985779
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.81no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency7.8861.28
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplier2123
L1 cache512 KB384 KB
L2 cache8 MB3 MB
L3 cache11 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP6
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, 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
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes488

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 Silver 4208 7.35
Ryzen 5 5600U 10.08
+37.1%

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 Silver 4208 11247
Ryzen 5 5600U 15432
+37.2%

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 Silver 4208 929
Ryzen 5 5600U 1629
+75.3%

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 Silver 4208 4795
Ryzen 5 5600U 5794
+20.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.35 10.08
Recency 2 April 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600U, on the other hand, has a 37.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4208 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 5 5600U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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