Xeon Silver 4509Y vs Ryzen 9 3900
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 290 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 20.03 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 28.23 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 24 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $563 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 3900 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 22.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 74 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 7,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 3900 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 | Intel® AMX, 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 9 3900 and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 9 3900 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon Silver 4509Y.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 September 2019 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Ryzen 9 3900 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 92.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4509Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 9 3900 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4509Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon Silver 4509Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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