Xeon 6746E vs Ryzen 5 9600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking310not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation52.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency27.53no data
Architecture codenameGranite Ridge (2024)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279$5,929

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E 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)112
Threads12112
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB (per module)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm5 nm
Die size70.6 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors8,315 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E 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 configuration12
SocketAM54710
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes2488

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 August 2024 3 June 2024
Physical cores 6 112
Threads 12 112
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 250 Watt

Ryzen 5 9600X has an age advantage of 2 months, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 284.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6746E, on the other hand, has 1766.7% more physical cores and 833.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 9600X and Xeon 6746E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 9600X is a desktop processor while Xeon 6746E is a server/workstation one.


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