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Xeon Silver 4208 vs Ryzen 5 3600


Description
The Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the 3600 is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the 3600 gets 348.4 k points.

Summarizing, the 3600 is 1.1 times faster than the Silver 4208. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
870f10
Core
Cascade Lake-SP
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 3647
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
85 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1024 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
32768 kB
Date
April 2019
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
38.61k points
70.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
311.57k points
348.35k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
Silver 4208
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
4.2k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
9.5k
17.36k (x1.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
7.5k (x2.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.9k
23.79k (x4.03)
TOTAL
21.13k
52.85k (x2.5)

Multithread

Silver 4208

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
21.09k
22.11k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
80.93k
108.04k (x1.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.76k
56.81k (x1.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
36.39k (x4.28)
TOTAL
141.3k
223.36k (x1.58)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
Silver 4208
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
16.86k
16.04k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
12.08k
24.47k (x2.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
8.38k (x2.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
21.66k (x3.44)
TOTAL
38.61k
70.55k (x1.83)

Multithread

Silver 4208

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
150.99k
113.63k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
118.54k
143.55k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.44k
63.84k (x1.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
27.34k (x3.18)
TOTAL
311.57k
348.35k (x1.12)

Performance/W
Silver 4208
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
1776 points/W
1748 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1395 points/W
2208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
982 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
421 points/W
TOTAL
3666 points/W
5359 points/W

Performance/GHz
Silver 4208
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
5269 points/GHz
3819 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3776 points/GHz
5825 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1054 points/GHz
1995 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1966 points/GHz
5158 points/GHz
TOTAL
12065 points/GHz
16797 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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