Ryzen Embedded 5900E vs Xeon Gold 6140

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	405	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Vermeer (2020−2022)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	20 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,445	no data
Current price	$930 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	36	24
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.35 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	91 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E. 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	no data
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	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E 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 Embedded 5900E 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 Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
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	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	20 April 2023
Physical cores	18	12
Threads	36	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	105 Watt

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