Intel Xeon E-2356G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E-2356G CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
Intel Xeon E-2356G AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E-2356G and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E-2356G 6 core processor released in Q3/2021 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Xeon E-2300 (10) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000H (11)
3 Generation 4
Rocket Lake S Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2356G is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS clocks with 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6 Cores 6
12 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 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.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics P750 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.80 GHz
12 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 3
64 Compute units 7
256 Shader 448
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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.

Intel UHD Graphics P750 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E-2356G, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 12
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E-2356G has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2356G has 15.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1200 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2021 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2356G (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS (78%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2356G (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS (70%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1726 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1370 (79%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8326 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
5855 (70%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2289 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1762 (77%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8864 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
6210 (70%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (41%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz
1612 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
78 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
559 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1342 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
9439 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
517 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
3544 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
16964 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E-2356G AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
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