Intel Xeon Gold 6142 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

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Intel Xeon Gold 6142 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6142 and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6142 16 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
1 Generation 5
Skylake Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6142 is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U clocks with 2.70 GHz (4.70 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
16 Cores 8
32 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.70 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 680M
GPU frequency 2.00 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 6 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 680M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6142, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
768 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
22.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 12
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6142 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6142 has 22.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
14 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 3647 Socket FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2022
5900 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 (68%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (57%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1057 (72%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1469 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
12876 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
7365 (57%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1188 (63%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1899 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
81 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
485 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1587 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
13421 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
8237 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
595 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
5486 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz
3379 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
20915 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
2578 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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