Ryzen Threadripper 7970X vs Xeon Gold 6230R
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X outperforms Xeon Gold 6230R by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 275 | 17 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.17 | 22.26 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.30 | 16.81 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Storm Peak (2023) |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (5 years ago) | 19 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,900 | $2,499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X has 5% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6230R.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 52 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 5.3 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 | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 26 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 26,280 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 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 | sTR5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 350 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X. 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 | no data |
| 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 Threadripper 7970X 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 Threadripper 7970X 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 Threadripper 7970X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5 |
| 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 | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Ryzen Threadripper 7970X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 48 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.95 | 61.78 |
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 19 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 26 | 32 |
| Threads | 52 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 350 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6230R has 133.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X, on the other hand, has a 194.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 23.1% more physical cores and 23.1% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6230R in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6230R is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is a desktop one.
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