Xeon Gold 6150 vs Ryzen 7 5800
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6150 outperforms Ryzen 7 5800 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 407 | 364 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.56 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 23.61 | 9.91 |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2024) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 5 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,358 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | 27 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 1.125 MB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 18 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 24.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 89 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150 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 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.52 | 17.61 |
| Recency | 5 November 2020 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 18 |
| Threads | 16 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5800 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6150, on the other hand, has a 6.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150.
Note that Ryzen 7 5800 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6150 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon Gold 6150, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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