AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs Intel Xeon Gold 5215M

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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z Intel Xeon Gold 5215M

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z or Intel Xeon Gold 5215M - 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 7 PRO 6860Z has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.73 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z was released in Q2/2022.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215M has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5215M was released in Q2/2019.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
5 Generation 2
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.73 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 5215M has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
8 Cores 10
16 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
4.73 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

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 7 PRO 6860Z Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU no iGPU
2.00 GHz GPU frequency --
2.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
6 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
768 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 680M 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 7 PRO 6860Z supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5215M can connect up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 13.75 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 48
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5215M is 85 W.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5215M cache has a total of 13.75 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
6 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
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 3647
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 4224 $
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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 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
1613 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 3.40 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 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
14369 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 2.50 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 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
1526 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 3.40 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 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
8883 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
589 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
5534 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 2.50 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 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz
3379 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
@ 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 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
21025 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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