AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Compare AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop 8 core CPU vs Intel Xeon Scalable 6 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Price

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$ 170.99

$ 39.70 slightly less expensive

$ 210.69

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

5778 points

6872 points

18% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

6956 points

5% slightly better gaming score

6615 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

5377 points

7015 points

30% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

5258 points

7122 points

35% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

149.45 points

25% slightly higher Blender score

118.73 points

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

6148 points

2% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

6014 points

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1232 points

3% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

1194 points

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

6111 points

0.79% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

6063 points

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1254 points

6% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

1178 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

33% slightly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

33% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.7 GHz

8% slightly higher clock speed

3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.35 GHz

17% slightly higher turbo speed

3.7 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

105 W

9% slightly lower TDP

115 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

200% significantly more memory channels

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

280th of 1,105

211th of 1,105

Family

The product line

Ryzen 7 Desktop

Xeon Scalable

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2018 April

2017 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4

DDR4-2666

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes

Ryzen 7 2700X vs Xeon Gold 6128 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 2700X performs better than the Xeon Gold 6128. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon Gold 6128 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 7 2700X has slightly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Xeon Gold 6128 that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Xeon Gold 6128. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon Gold 6128. Also, the Ryzen 7 2700X has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 7 2700X CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon Gold 6128 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.