AMD Ryzen 9 5900H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338T

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Intel Xeon Gold 6338T

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H or Intel Xeon Gold 6338T - 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 9 5900H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338T has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6338T was released in Q2/2021.
AMD Ryzen 9 (35) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Ryzen 5000H (11) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)
4 Generation 3
Cezanne (Zen 3) Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.60 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6338T has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
8 Cores 24
16 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 RX Vega 8 (Renoir) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.75 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No 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 RX Vega 8 (Renoir) 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
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6338T can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 36.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 64
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6338T is 165 W.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
54 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6338T cache has a total of 36.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet 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
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket LGA 4189
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
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 2742 $
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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 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1478 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338T Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
24C 48T @ 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 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
12892 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338T Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
24C 48T @ 2.80 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 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1488 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338T Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
24C 48T @ 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 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
8449 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338T Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
24C 48T @ 2.80 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 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
578 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338T Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
24C 48T @ 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 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
4998 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338T Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
24C 48T @ 2.80 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 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.75 GHz
1792 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338T Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
@ 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 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
21400 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6338T Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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