Xeon Gold 6230 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
2023
96 cores / 192 threads, 350 Watt
95.07
+455%
Xeon Gold 6230
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
17.13

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX outperforms Xeon Gold 6230 by a whopping 455% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 6230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2377
Place by popularity3not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.2513.57
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency25.7112.97
Architecture codenameStorm Peak (2023)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999$1,894

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230 has 318% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 6230 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 cores9620 (Icosa-Core)
Threads19240
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.25 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)20 MB
L3 cache384 MB (shared)27.5 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeCompute Die (CCD) Size 71 mm2, I/O Die (IOD) Size 388 mm2 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C87 °C
Number of transistors78,840 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 6230 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketsTR5FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 6230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2Intel® 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
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 6230 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 Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 6230 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 Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 6230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 6230.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

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 Threadripper PRO 7995WX 95.07
+455%
Xeon Gold 6230 17.13

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 Threadripper PRO 7995WX 151016
+455%
Xeon Gold 6230 27210

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 95.07 17.13
Recency 19 October 2023 2 April 2019
Physical cores 96 20
Threads 192 40
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX has a 455% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 380% more physical cores and 380% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 6230, on the other hand, has 180% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6230 in performance tests.


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