Intel Xeon Gold 6130T vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Xeon Gold 6130T vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, machine learning, rendering, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, SuperPi, AIDA64, Furmark, Blender, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Apex Legends
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 or Intel Xeon Gold 6130T.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Xeon Gold 6130T

56%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon Gold 6130T is 3% better than Ryzen 5 PRO 2600. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon Gold 6130T

62%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.1	94.0
Valorant	125.1	106.8
Cyberpunk 2077	70.1	59.8
Apex Legends	117.6	100.4
Call of Duty Warzone	93.9	80.1
Overwatch	101.4	86.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	86.4	73.7
DOOM Eternal	62.6	53.4
Warzone	97.6	83.3
Assassin's Creed	105.1	89.7
Valheim	103.9	88.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon Gold 6130T

26%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is more energy efficient than the Xeon Gold 6130T as it consumes less power: 125W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Xeon Gold 6130T	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	161	172
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2296	1347
Cinbench 20 Single-core	314	442
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5359	2976
Cinbench 23 Single-core	762	1145
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	21485	7928

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon Gold 6130T	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	1681	2281
Multi-Core	21868	13702

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon Gold 6130T	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	1004	1059
Multi-Core	21694	5863

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Xeon Gold 6130T	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	April 01, 2018
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Core name	Skylake	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	16	6
Threads	32	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	7510 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	125 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	768 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	22 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		YD260BBBM6IAF YD260BBBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is 38% better than Xeon Gold 6130T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon Gold 6130T has 10 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 2600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6130T is better: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is better: 12
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Xeon Gold 6130T and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6130T specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 specs and review.