Xeon Platinum 9222 vs Ryzen 5 3600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Platinum 9222 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	672	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.77	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	11.41	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Platinum 9222 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	23
L1 cache	384 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	71.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	4,800 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Platinum 9222 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	8
Socket	AM4	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Platinum 9222. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Platinum 9222 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Platinum 9222 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Xeon Platinum 9222. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	128 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	281.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 May 2019	2 April 2019
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	250 Watt

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