Ryzen 9 7950X vs Xeon Gold 6146

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 9 7950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	419	56
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.10	55.61
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Raphael (Zen 4)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	27 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	no data
Current price	$3205 (1x MSRP)	$821

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 7950X has 1694% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6146.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	24	32
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	13140 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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)	165 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen 9 7950X. 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	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
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 6146 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 9 7950X 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 6146 and Ryzen 9 7950X. 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	+	no data

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 6146 and Ryzen 9 7950X.

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.

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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.

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Xeon Gold 6146 by 170% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.06	40.67
Recency	11 July 2017	27 September 2022
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	24	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	170 Watt

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