Intel Xeon Gold 6246R vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Xeon Gold 6246R vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, 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 software tests such as 3DMark, PassMark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Furmark, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, WPrime, 7zip, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or Intel Xeon Gold 6246R.

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 6246R

59%

Ryzen 7 5800X

58%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon Gold 6246R is 1% better than Ryzen 7 5800X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon Gold 6246R

62%

Ryzen 7 5800X

56%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	109.5	99.7
Valorant	124.5	113.3
Cyberpunk 2077	69.7	63.5
Apex Legends	117.0	106.5
Call of Duty Warzone	93.4	85.0
Overwatch	100.8	91.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.9	78.2
DOOM Eternal	62.2	56.7
Warzone	97.1	88.4
Assassin's Creed	104.6	95.2
Valheim	103.3	94.1

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon Gold 6246R

16%

Ryzen 7 5800X

57%

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 7 5800X is more energy efficient than the Xeon Gold 6246R since it has less power consumption: 205W vs. 105W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program 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 benefit 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 6246R	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	179	270
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5252	2611
Cinbench 20 Single-core	397	628
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12359	5724
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1059	1594
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	29861	15245

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

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Single-Core	2365	3479
Multi-Core	30393	28799

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

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Single-Core	1041	1823
Multi-Core	21110	11496

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	November 05, 2020
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Core name	Cascade Lake	Vermeer
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	2	5
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	7510 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	205 W	105 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Max. Memory	1 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000063 100-100000063WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 5800X is 10% better than Xeon Gold 6246R in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon Gold 6246R has 8 more core than Ryzen 7 5800X. 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 6246R is better: 22
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is better: 13
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Xeon Gold 6246R and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6246R specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800X specs and review.