Xeon Silver 4314 vs Ryzen 7 5800X
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4314 outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 355 | 325 |
| Place by popularity | 60 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 23.21 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 15.79 | 12.77 |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 8 October 2020 (4 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 38 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 86 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314 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 | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 135 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, 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 |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314 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 Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.59 | 18.30 |
| Recency | 8 October 2020 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 135 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5800X has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4314, on the other hand, has a 4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314.
Note that Ryzen 7 5800X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4314 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon Silver 4314, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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