Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
9.86
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
28.97
+194%

Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by a whopping 194% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking778154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.5556.15
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency9.8214.06
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6526Y has 1482% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
XFR+-
SenseMI+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe versionn/a5.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 9.86
Xeon Gold 6526Y 28.97
+194%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 1700X 15661
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025
+194%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.86 28.97
Recency 2 March 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 195 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700X has 105.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has a 193.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 1700X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 1700X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6526Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Gold 6526Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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