AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Xeon W-2235

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Xeon W-2235 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Intel Xeon W-2235

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 2639
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19346 vs 14386

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 7 Oct 2019
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058 vs 2639
PassMark - CPU mark	19346 vs 14386

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2235

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2235

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3058

2639

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19346

14386

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Xeon W-2235
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058	2639
PassMark - CPU mark	19346	14386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Xeon W-2235
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Cascade Lake
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	7 Oct 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000457
Place in performance rating	777	809
Vertical segment	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$555
Processor Number		W-2235
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.80 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	64°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	10700 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 2933
Maximum memory bandwidth		93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)