Ryzen Threadripper 2900X vs Xeon Gold 6136

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking558not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.98no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency8.26no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,460no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads24no data
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache768 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB32768 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data213 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Gold 6136 has 50% more physical cores.

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6136 and Ryzen Threadripper 2900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6136 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Threadripper 2900X is a desktop one.


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Intel Xeon Gold 6136
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