Intel Xeon E-2356G vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E-2356G CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
Intel Xeon E-2356G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E-2356G and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G 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 PRO 5650G which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28)
Intel Xeon E-2300 (10) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000G (16)
3 Generation 4
Rocket Lake S Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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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 PRO 5650G clocks with 3.90 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6 Cores 6
12 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.90 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 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.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
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Internal Graphics

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) 1.90 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 PRO 5650G 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 PRO 5650G
DDR4-3200 Memory 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 Yes
3.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E-2356G has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G is 65 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 PRO 5650G
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
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100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °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 PRO 5650G is at 19.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
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 AM4 (PGA 1331)
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
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2356G (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G (86%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2356G (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G (92%)

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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1548 (90%)

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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7960 (96%)

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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1876 (82%)

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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7721 (87%)

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 (39%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.90 GHz
1702 (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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1504 (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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
11196 (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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
574 (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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
4511 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
153 (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 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
20089 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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