Xeon Silver 4114 vs Ryzen 5 3500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.29
+0.5%
Xeon Silver 4114
2017
10 cores / 20 threads, 85 Watt
8.25

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking918919
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.31
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency12.079.19
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$694

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads620
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3 GHz
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache384 KB640 KB
L2 cache3 MB10 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)13.75 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114 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 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 3500X 8.29
+0.5%
Xeon Silver 4114 8.25

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 3500X 13163
+0.4%
Xeon Silver 4114 13107

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 3500X 1579
+85.3%
Xeon Silver 4114 852

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 3500X 5927
+12.1%
Xeon Silver 4114 5289

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.29 8.25
Recency 24 September 2019 11 July 2017
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 6 20
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500X has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4114, on the other hand, has 66.7% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Silver 4114.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4114 is a server/workstation one.


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