Xeon Gold 6530 vs Ryzen 5 7600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7600X and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	340	61
Place by popularity	69	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	56.73
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	16.16	14.46
Architecture codename	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7600X and Xeon Gold 6530 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	4.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.3 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	70 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7600X and Xeon Gold 6530 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	AM5	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7600X and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.93	41.26
Recency	27 September 2022	14 December 2023
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	270 Watt

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