Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Xeon Gold 6140

Place in the ranking	448	246
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.97	36.26
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	10.40	17.02
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,445	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D has 630% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6140.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	36	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	162 MHz
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	71 mm²
Maximum core temperature	91 °C	89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	86x MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 6140 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 6140 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	24

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.

Xeon Gold 6140 15.39

Ryzen 7 7800X3D 21.58
+40.2%

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.

Xeon Gold 6140 24445

Ryzen 7 7800X3D 34273
+40.2%

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.

Xeon Gold 6140 1076

Ryzen 7 7800X3D 2726
+153%

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.

Xeon Gold 6140 8257

Ryzen 7 7800X3D 15154
+83.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.39	21.58
Recency	25 April 2017	4 January 2023
Physical cores	18	8
Threads	36	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	120 Watt

Xeon Gold 6140 has 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D, on the other hand, has a 40.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6140 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6140 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.