Ryzen 5 6600HS vs Xeon W3503

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3503 and Ryzen 5 6600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2701	642
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.15	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	0.51	32.31
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3503 and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Die size	263 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.8V-1.225V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3503 and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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	1366	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3503 and Ryzen 5 6600HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W3503 and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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 W3503 and Ryzen 5 6600HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3503 and Ryzen 5 6600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	24 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 660M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3503 and Ryzen 5 6600HS.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.70	11.95
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

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