AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs Intel Xeon W-2255

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and Intel Xeon W-2255 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Intel Xeon W-2255

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 69% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 62°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
11x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2918 vs 2708

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 7 Oct 2019
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 62°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2918 vs 2708

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2255

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22394 vs 15389

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22394 vs 15389

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2255

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2918

2708

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15389

22394

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Intel Xeon W-2255
PassMark - Single thread mark	2918	2708
PassMark - CPU mark	15389	22394

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Intel Xeon W-2255
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Cascade Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	7 Oct 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000287
Place in performance rating	678	672
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$778
Processor Number		W-2255
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	640 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	10 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	62°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	20
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	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4 2933
Graphics
Execution Units	7
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)