AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,548

Rank #448

vs
6,433

Rank #128

5,548
6,433

Xeon Gold 6438Y+ wins by 13.8% (Rank #448 vs #128)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
5,872

Rank #320

5,790
5,872

Xeon Gold 6438Y+ wins by 1.4% (Rank #363 vs #320)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
7,275

Rank #75

5,186
7,275

Xeon Gold 6438Y+ wins by 28.7% (Rank #521 vs #75)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
7,280

Rank #28

5,023
7,280

Xeon Gold 6438Y+ wins by 31% (Rank #370 vs #28)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
7,122

Rank #35

4,848
7,122

Xeon Gold 6438Y+ wins by 31.9% (Rank #510 vs #35)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
7,660

Rank #23

5,112
7,660

Xeon Gold 6438Y+ wins by 33.3% (Rank #337 vs #23)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon Gold 6438Y+ Diff
Cores
6
32
-81.3%
Threads
6
64
-90.6%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,000 MHz
+44.4%
Clock Multiplier
36x
20x
+44.4%
L1 Cache
384 KB
78 KB
+79.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
2 MiB
+36.4%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
205 W
68.3% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
10 nm
30% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Sapphire Rapids
Socket Socket Socket 4677
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA16A
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR5
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Sapphire Rapids

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Socket 4677

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
FC-LGA16A

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Server/Workstation

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Process 7 nm 10 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Gold 6438Y+
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Xeon Gold 6438Y+
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64