AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Xeon Gold 5411N

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AMD Ryzen 5 6600U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Intel Xeon Gold 5411N

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U or Intel Xeon Gold 5411N - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5411N has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5411N was released in Q1/2023.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25)
5 Generation 4
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is 2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 5411N has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5411N is at 1.90 GHz (3.90 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
6 Cores 24
12 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U or Intel Xeon Gold 5411N has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon 660M GPU no iGPU
1.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
6 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 660M GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 5411N supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 281.6 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR5-4400
64 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 281.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 45.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 80
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5411N has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5411N is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 45.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
6 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP7 Socket LGA 4677
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 1388 $
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1425 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8018 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
24C 48T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1465 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6385 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
24C 48T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1879 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7423 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
24C 48T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
17270 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
24C 48T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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