Xeon Gold 6230 vs Ryzen 9 5900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Gold 6230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	212	337
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	60.66	13.26
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2022)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,894
Current price	$303	$1464 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5900 has 357% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6230.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Gold 6230 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	24	40
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.25 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Die size	81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	87 °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	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Gold 6230 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	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Gold 6230. 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	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Gold 6230 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 9 5900 and Xeon Gold 6230 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Gold 6230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Gold 6230.

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.

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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.

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Xeon Gold 6230 by 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	22.26	17.50
Recency	12 January 2021	2 April 2019
Physical cores	12	20
Threads	24	40
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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