Ryzen 7 7800X vs Xeon Gold 6148

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking328not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.32no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency11.57no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Zen 4
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$3,072no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4016
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache1.25 MB512 KB
L2 cache20 MB8 MB
L3 cache27.5 MB96 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data71+122 mm
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X. 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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X are enumerated here.

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 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Gold 6148 has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ryzen 7 7800X, on the other hand, has a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6148 and Ryzen 7 7800X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6148 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7800X is a desktop one.


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