Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Xeon Gold 6137

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6137
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 205 Watt
11.08
Ryzen Z2 Extreme
2025
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
15.05
+35.8%

Ryzen Z2 Extreme outperforms Xeon Gold 6137 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking759493
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300)
Power efficiency2.2742.19
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameno dataStrix Point (Zen 5) (2025)
Release date1 July 2017 (8 years ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6137 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5 GHz
L2 cacheno data8 MB
L3 cache25 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6137 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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.

SocketFCLGA3647FP8
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6137 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6137 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6137 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6137 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 890M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6137 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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.

Xeon Gold 6137 11.08
Ryzen Z2 Extreme 15.05
+35.8%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6137 19365
Ryzen Z2 Extreme 26313
+35.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.08 15.05
Recency 1 July 2017 6 January 2025
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen Z2 Extreme has a 35.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 1266.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6137 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6137 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z2 Extreme is a notebook one.

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