Xeon Gold 6136 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.73
+7.4%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon Gold 6136 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking504559
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.183.89
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency20.668.33
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$2,460

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 3700X has 393% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6136.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache512 KB768 KB
L2 cache4 MB12 MB
L3 cache32 MB24.75 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 7 3700X 14.73
+7.4%
Xeon Gold 6136 13.71

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.

Ryzen 7 3700X 22542
+7.5%
Xeon Gold 6136 20977

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.

Ryzen 7 3700X 1671
+56.6%
Xeon Gold 6136 1067

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.

Ryzen 7 3700X 8084
Xeon Gold 6136 9089
+12.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.73 13.71
Recency 27 May 2019 25 April 2017
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700X has a 7.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6136, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Gold 6136.

Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6136 is a server/workstation one.


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