Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Xeon Silver 4215

Place in the ranking	832	590
Place by popularity	not in top-100	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.69	61.56
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Power efficiency	10.12	18.63
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$794	$140

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5600GT has 350% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4215.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4215 and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.6 GHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215 and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Ryzen 5 5600GT. 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	no data
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 4215 and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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 4215 and Ryzen 5 5600GT 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 4215 and Ryzen 5 5600GT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
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 Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Ryzen 5 5600GT.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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 4215 9.43

Ryzen 5 5600GT 13.28
+40.8%

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 4215 14439

Ryzen 5 5600GT 20320
+40.7%

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 4215 1030

Ryzen 5 5600GT 2039
+98%

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 4215 6610

Ryzen 5 5600GT 7728
+16.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.43	13.28
Recency	2 April 2019	8 January 2024
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4215 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600GT, on the other hand, has a 40.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4215 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5600GT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4215 and Ryzen 5 5600GT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.