Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Xeon Gold 6146
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon Gold 6146 by a significant 24% 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 | 694 | 516 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.76 | 3.85 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Power efficiency | 3.28 | 3.72 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 10 August 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,286 | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has 407% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6146.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950X: 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 34 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 213 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 68 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | SP3r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950X. 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 | SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| 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 Threadripper 1950X 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 Threadripper 1950X 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 6146 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 Quad-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 85.33 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 60 |
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 | 12.81 | 15.85 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 16 |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 180 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6146 has 9% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, on the other hand, has a 24% higher aggregate performance score, and 33% more physical cores and 33% more threads.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6146 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6146 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is a desktop one.
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