Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 or AMD Ryzen 5 6600H - 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 Platinum 8358 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 was released in Q2/2021.

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H was released in Q1/2022.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (12) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
3 Generation 5
Ice Lake Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
32 Cores 6
64 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 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 Platinum 8358 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 660M
GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 6 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 660M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
6144 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
48.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
64 PCIe lanes 12
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 has a TDP of 250 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is 45 W.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
250 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 has a 48.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H cache has a total of 19.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
10 nm Technology 6 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 4189 Socket FP7
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 Q1/2022
3950 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 (84%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (33%)

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 Platinum 8358 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1238 (84%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1472 (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 Platinum 8358 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
25824 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8054 (31%)

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 Platinum 8358 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1583 (84%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1886 (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 Platinum 8358 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
54428 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
19080 (35%)

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 Platinum 8358 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8063 (100%)

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 Platinum 8358 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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