Sony Playstation 5 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Intel Xeon Gold 6312U | |
CPU comparisonSony Playstation 5 or Intel Xeon Gold 6312U - 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 Sony Playstation 5 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Q3/2020. The Intel Xeon Gold 6312U has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6312U was released in Q2/2021. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 (70) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
| AMD Ryzen 4000G (22) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) |
| 3 | Generation | 3 |
| Renoir (Zen 2) | Architecture | Ice Lake |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Sony Playstation 5 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6312U has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.60 GHz). |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6312U |
| 8 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 48 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
| 3.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.60 GHz |
| 3.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.80 GHz |
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. |
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| AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 2.23 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 1 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 7 nm | Technology | |
| 1 | Max. displays | |
| 36 | Compute units | -- |
| 2304 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) | 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 & PCIeThe Sony Playstation 5 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6312U can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6312U |
| GDDR6 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 448.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 36.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 12 | PCIe lanes | 64 |
| 23.6 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 126.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Sony Playstation 5 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U is 185 W. |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6312U |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 185 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Sony Playstation 5 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U cache has a total of 36.00 MB. |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6312U |
| 7 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Monolithic | 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 |
| BGA | 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 |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q2/2021 |
| -- | Release price | 1450 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.
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Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
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Devices using this processor |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Intel Xeon Gold 6312U |
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