Xeon Silver 4509Y vs i9-7900X

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking560not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.83no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore i9 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency8.96no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date30 May 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache640 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache10 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache13.75 MB22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketSocket R4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4480

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 125 Watt

i9-7900X has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4509Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 12% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-7900X and Xeon Silver 4509Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-7900X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4509Y is a server/workstation one.


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