Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon E3-1230 v6

Place in the ranking	1186	57
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.11	63.88
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Power efficiency	6.80	23.23
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 9950X has 798% better value for money than Xeon E3-1230 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	32
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70.6 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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	FCLGA1151	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

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.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 5.37

Ryzen 9 9950X 43.31
+707%

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.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 8212

Ryzen 9 9950X 66284
+707%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.37	43.31
Recency	28 March 2017	15 August 2024
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	170 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has 136.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has a 706.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 9950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 v6 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.