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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6346. Specifications

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2019-07-07
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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Intel Xeon Gold 6346
Intel Xeon Gold 6346

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Xeon Gold 6346? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Intel Xeon Gold 6346 has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 205 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    138 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 205 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    186 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    255 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    59 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    178 place
  • More number of cores

    10 more cores

    16 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6346 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Intel Xeon Gold 6346
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 3000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.6 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow no iGPU
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6346 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 6144 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 64
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 205 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Xeon Gold 6346, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Ice Lake
  • Codename
    Matisse left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 36 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000031BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    100-100000031MPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000031 left arrow -
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2019-07-07 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 4189
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 10 nm
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow -
  • Verified on
    2026-10-01 left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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