AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U vs Intel Xeon W-2235

Processor comparisons 13-08-2021

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U vs Intel Xeon W-2235 tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, machine learning, streaming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like AIDA64, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, Gears 5, Prime95, MATLAB, Blender, VeraCrypt, 7zip, PassMark, Handbrake, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Furmark, WPrime, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Borderlands 3
Fortnite
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Last Man Standing
Watch Dogs Legion
Valheim
Grand Theft Auto V
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Overwatch
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Valorant
Red Dead Redemption 2

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-2235 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

54%

Xeon W-2235

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

53%

Xeon W-2235

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.9	94.9
Valorant	107.8	107.9
Cyberpunk 2077	60.4	60.4
Apex Legends	101.3	101.4
Call of Duty Warzone	80.8	80.9
Overwatch	87.3	87.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.4	74.4
DOOM Eternal	53.9	53.9
Warzone	84.1	84.1
Assassin's Creed	90.5	90.6
Valheim	89.5	89.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

329%

Xeon W-2235

31%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-2235 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 130W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	Intel Xeon W-2235
Cinbench 15 Single-core	170	206
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1361	1514
Cinbench 20 Single-core	302	188
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	564	5853
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1253	502
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6995	14141

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	Intel Xeon W-2235
Single-Core	2670	2638
Multi-Core	15986	14394

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	Intel Xeon W-2235
Single-Core	1481	1210
Multi-Core	6716	6788

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	Intel Xeon W-2235
Announcement date	March 16, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Server
Socket	FP6	FCLGA2066
Core name	Cezanne	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	3
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	4130 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	130 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4 2933
Max. Memory		1 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		93.85 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	8.25 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000290

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon W-2235 is 39% better than Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-2235 is better: 16
The summary data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U and Intel Xeon W-2235 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-2235 specs and review.