Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs Xeon Gold 6146
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6146 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 660 | 779 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.77 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 8.32 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Rembrandt U (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 20 April 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,286 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.75 GHz |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 4 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z. 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 | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| 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 |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 6146 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z are enumerated here.
| 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 6146 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | no data |
| 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 680M ( - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.82 | 11.39 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 20 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 4 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6146 has a 12.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 4025% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6146 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is a notebook one.
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