Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Xeon Gold 6210U

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6210U and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	328	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.13	11.18
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	11.48	22.79
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Storm Peak (2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,500	$4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6210U has 71% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 7980X.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6210U and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	40	128
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	8x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6210U and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6210U and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. 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	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6210U and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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 6210U and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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 6210U and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6210U and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.27	84.65
Recency	2 April 2019	19 October 2023
Physical cores	20	64
Threads	40	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt

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