Intel Xeon Gold 6150 vs AMD C-70

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Intel Xeon Gold 6150 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD C-70
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 AMD C-70

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6150 and the AMD C-70 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6150 18 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the AMD C-70 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.
Intel Xeon Gold (148) Family AMD C (6)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group AMD C (6)
1 Generation 1
Skylake Architecture Ontario (Bobcat)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6150 is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 36 threads at the same time. The AMD C-70 clocks with 1.00 GHz (1.33 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Characteristic AMD C-70
18 Cores 2
36 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.70 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.33 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.33 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Characteristic AMD C-70
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 HD 6290
GPU frequency 0.28 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 40 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

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 HD 6290
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
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 6150, while the AMD C-70 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Characteristic AMD C-70
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1066
768 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6150 has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the AMD C-70 is 9 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Characteristic AMD C-70
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6150 has 25.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD C-70 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 40 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Characteristic AMD C-70
14 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 413
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2012
3400 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

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⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
25489 (100%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
598 (2%)

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 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
1031 (100%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

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 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
15433 (100%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

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 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
1213 (100%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

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 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
10143 (100%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

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 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
AMD Radeon HD 6290 @ 0.40 GHz
64 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
73 (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 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 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 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
3188 (100%)
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6150 AMD C-70
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