Intel Xeon Gold 6154
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154 vs Intel Core i7-9800X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Released
Q4/2018
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Intel Core i7-9800X
Intel Core i7-9800X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6154 or Intel Core i7-9800X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Gold 6154 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 200 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i7-9800X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    137 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    18 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6154 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    329 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    51 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    26 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    139 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    305 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.83 times less performance per watt

    165 W left arrow 200 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    196 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    114 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    222 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    252 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6154 Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    18 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    36 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-9800X and Intel Xeon Gold 6154. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 6154 and Intel Core i7-9800X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    200 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6154 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 16.50 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 6154 and Intel Core i7-9800X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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