Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Xeon Gold 6154

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6154 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	284	268
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	23.80	13.95
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	ZEN+ (2018−2020)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	13 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,543	$899
Current price	$593 (0.2x MSRP)	$762 (0.8x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6154 has 71% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6154 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	36	32
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	no data	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6154 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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	Socket TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. 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 6154 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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 6154 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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 6154 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. 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	93.867 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

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 Threadripper 2950X outperforms Xeon Gold 6154 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	18.52	19.00
Recency	11 July 2017	13 August 2018
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Cost	$3543	$899
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	180 Watt

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