AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Xeon W-1290

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and Intel Xeon W-1290 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
  • 5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3173 vs 3086
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3173 vs 3086

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1290

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 5.20 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20071 vs 16545
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5.20 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache 20 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 20071 vs 16545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1290

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3173
3086
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16545
20071
Name AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Intel Xeon W-1290
PassMark - Single thread mark 3173 3086
PassMark - CPU mark 16545 20071

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Intel Xeon W-1290

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3+ Comet Lake
Launch date Jan 2022 Q2'20
Place in performance rating 546 537
Launch price (MSRP) $494 - $498
Processor Number W-1290
Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Workstation

Performance

Base frequency 2.9 GHz 3.20 GHz
Die size 208 mm²
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 20 MB
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 5.20 GHz
Number of cores 6 10
Number of threads 12 20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 DDR4-2933
Maximum memory bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 15-28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP7 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015W

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC6
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot