Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6342		AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Gold 6342 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT - 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 Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 was released in Q2/2021. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT was released in Q2/2020.

Intel Xeon Gold (163)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 3000 (15)
3	Generation	3
Ice Lake	Architecture	Matisse (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is 2.80 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT is at 3.80 GHz (4.50 GHz).
Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
24	Cores	6
48	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.80 GHz	Frequency	3.80 GHz
3.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.50 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.50 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 Gold 6342	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 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.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-3200
6144 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
36.00 MB	L3 Cache	32.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
64	PCIe lanes	20
126.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is 230 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
230 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	105 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 32.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
10 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 4189	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
Q2/2021	Release date	Q2/2020
2529 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 (90%)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 (100%)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT (38%)

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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	1238 (90%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1376 (100%)

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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	21985 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	7916 (36%)

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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	1586 (90%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1759 (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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	47328 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	18718 (40%)

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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	76 (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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	482 (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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1330 (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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	9945 (100%)

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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	7246 (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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	519 (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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	3855 (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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	650 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	520 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	4160 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	207 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Gold 6342 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1671 (100%)

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