Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #151
Rank #185
Core i9-7940X wins by 1.8% (Rank #151 vs #185)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #237
Rank #484
Core i9-7940X wins by 8% (Rank #237 vs #484)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #141
Rank #95
Xeon Gold 6430 wins by 6.4% (Rank #141 vs #95)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #216
Rank #43
Xeon Gold 6430 wins by 22.6% (Rank #216 vs #43)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #195
Rank #51
Xeon Gold 6430 wins by 19.8% (Rank #195 vs #51)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #170
Rank #37
Xeon Gold 6430 wins by 21.3% (Rank #170 vs #37)
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | Core i9-7940X | Xeon Gold 6430 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
14
|
32
|
-56.3% |
| Threads |
28
|
64
|
-56.3% |
| Base Frequency |
3,100 MHz
|
2,100 MHz
|
+32.3% |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core) |
4,300 MHz
|
-- | |
| Turbo Frequency (2 cores) |
4,300 MHz
|
-- | |
| Clock Multiplier |
31x
|
21x
|
+32.3% |
| L1 Cache |
896 KB
|
78 KB
|
+91.3% |
| L2 Cache |
14 MiB
|
2 MiB
|
+86.4% |
| L3 Cache |
19 MiB
|
-- | |
| Memory Channels |
4
|
-- | |
| Maximum Memory |
128 GB
|
-- | |
| Max Bandwidth |
79 GB/s
|
-- | |
| PCIe Lanes |
44
|
-- | |
| Max CPUs |
1
|
-- | |
| TDP (lower is better) |
165 W
|
270 W
|
38.9% less |
| Process (lower is better) |
14 nm
|
10 nm
|
28.6% more |
| Specification | Core i9-7940X | Xeon Gold 6430 |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Family | Core | -- |
| Series | i9-7900 | -- |
| Model Number | i9-7940X | -- |
| Microarchitecture | Skylake | -- |
| Core Name | Skylake | Sapphire Rapids |
| Core Family | 6 | -- |
| Core Model | 85 | -- |
| Socket | Socket | Socket 4677 |
| Package | FCLGA-2066 | FC-LGA16A |
| Chipset | Lewisburg | -- |
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| ECC Support | No | -- |
| PCIe Revision | 3.0 | -- |
| PCIe Configuration | x16, x8, x4 | -- |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Server/Workstation |
| Release Price | $1,399.00 | -- |
| Locked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Core Model
Socket
Package
Chipset
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | Core i9-7940X | Xeon Gold 6430 |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die Area | 484 mm² | 477 mm² |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Technology | CMOS | -- |
| Word Size | 64-bit | -- |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | -- |
Process
Die Area
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | Core i9-7940X | Xeon Gold 6430 |
|---|---|---|
| ABM | ||
| ADX | ||
| AES | ||
| AVX | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX2 | ||
| AVX512BW | ||
| AVX512CD | ||
| AVX512DQ | ||
| AVX512F | ||
| AVX512VL | ||
| BMI1 | ||
| BMI2 | ||
| CLMUL | ||
| EIST | ||
| EMMX | ||
| EPT | ||
| F16C | ||
| FMA | ||
| FMA3 | ||
| FPU | ||
| Flex Memory | ||
| HT | ||
| MMX | ||
| NX | ||
| Protected | ||
| RdRand | ||
| Real | ||
| SHA | ||
| SMM | ||
| SSE | ||
| SSE2 | ||
| SSE3 | ||
| SSE4.1 | ||
| SSE4.2 | ||
| SSSE3 | ||
| TBMT 3.0 | ||
| TBT 1.0 | ||
| TBT 2.0 | ||
| TSX | ||
| TXT | ||
| VT-d | ||
| VT-x | ||
| vPro | ||
| x86-16 | ||
| x86-32 | ||
| x86-64 |
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