Xeon Gold 5418N vs Ryzen 9 3900XT

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking274not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.06no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency18.53no data
Architecture codenameMatisse 2 (2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date16 June 2020 (4 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$1,664

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2448
Base clock speed3.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache768 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB45 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C84 °C
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N 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
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® 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-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N 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 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2020 10 January 2023
Physical cores 12 24
Threads 24 48
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900XT has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5418N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 5418N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900XT is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5418N is a server/workstation one.


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