Ryzen 5 7600 vs Xeon Silver 4214

Place in the ranking	757	375
Place by popularity	not in top-100	64
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.10	51.92
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Power efficiency	11.35	24.83
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	14 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$694	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 7600 has 187% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4214.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214 and Ryzen 5 7600 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	5.1 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	71 mm²
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214 and Ryzen 5 7600 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Ryzen 5 7600. 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	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214 and Ryzen 5 7600 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 4214 and Ryzen 5 7600 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 4214 and Ryzen 5 7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Ryzen 5 7600.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	24

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 4214 10.39

Ryzen 5 7600 17.38
+67.3%

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 4214 16190

Ryzen 5 7600 27091
+67.3%

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 4214 1009

Ryzen 5 7600 2746
+172%

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 4214 6439

Ryzen 5 7600 12223
+89.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.39	17.38
Recency	2 April 2019	14 January 2023
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4214 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7600, on the other hand, has a 67.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4214 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4214 and Ryzen 5 7600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.