AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Xeon 636
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2022
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Cezanne
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
5 nm
Socket
AM4
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
65 W
170 W
Peak Operating Temperature
90 °C
101°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
12
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
35.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
48 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
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Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
20
80
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,364
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Cinebench R23
10,550
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Geekbench 6
1,776
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Geekbench 5
1,424
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Geekbench 6
7,245
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Geekbench 5
7,179
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Blender
166
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Passmark CPU
3,028
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Passmark CPU
19,373
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.