Ryzen 7 5700X vs Xeon Gold 6142F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated383
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.99
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data24.43
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,101$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-51286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
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 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 4 April 2022
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6142F has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5700X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 146.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6142F and Ryzen 7 5700X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6142F is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop one.


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