Ryzen 7 5700X vs Xeon Gold 6230R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	260	395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	26
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.04	41.26
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	13.35	24.43
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,900	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5700X has 87% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6230R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 7 5700X 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	26 (Hexacosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	52	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.625 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	26 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 7 5700X 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 7 5700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 6230R and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 6230R and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.16	16.78
Recency	24 February 2020	4 April 2022
Physical cores	26	8
Threads	52	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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