Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Xeon Platinum 8260L

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data12.71
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (6 years ago)19 April 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$12,599no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260L and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260L and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP7
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260L and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260L and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8260L and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260L and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size4.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260L and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 19 April 2022
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8260L has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8260L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is a notebook one.

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