Ryzen 7 8700F vs Xeon Gold 6430

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated293
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.77
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data28.43
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,138$270

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads6416
Base clock speed2.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache60 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size4x 477 mm2178 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4677AM5
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® 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+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes8020

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 1 April 2024
Physical cores 32 8
Threads 64 16
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6430 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Ryzen 7 8700F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 315.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6430 and Ryzen 7 8700F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6430 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 8700F is a desktop one.


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