Ryzen Z1 vs Xeon Gold 6230

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6230
2019, $1,894
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
14.83
+40.8%

Xeon Gold 6230 outperforms Ryzen Z1 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking571883
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.84no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency5.0129.62
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (7 years ago)May 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,894no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Ryzen Z1 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4012
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Ryzen Z1 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP8
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Ryzen Z1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Ryzen Z1 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 6230 and Ryzen Z1 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 6230 and Ryzen Z1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Ryzen Z1.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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.

Xeon Gold 6230 14.83
+40.8%
Ryzen Z1 10.53

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.

Xeon Gold 6230 25956
+40.6%
Samples: 14
Ryzen Z1 18461
Samples: 61

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.

Xeon Gold 6230 1125
Ryzen Z1 2229
+98.1%

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.

Xeon Gold 6230 7797
Ryzen Z1 8177
+4.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.83 10.53
Physical cores 20 6
Threads 40 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 6230 has a 41% higher aggregate performance score, and 233% more physical cores and 233% more threads.

Ryzen Z1, on the other hand, has a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 733% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6230 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6230 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z1 is a notebook one.

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