Xeon 6780E vs Ryzen 9 3950X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking203not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency21.99no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date11 June 2019 (5 years ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799$11,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)144
Threads32144
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache1 MB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB4 MB (per module)
L3 cache64 MB108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm5 nm
Die size2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM44710
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data88

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 June 2019 3 June 2024
Physical cores 16 144
Threads 32 144
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 330 Watt

Ryzen 9 3950X has 214.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6780E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 800% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon 6780E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 3950X is a desktop processor while Xeon 6780E is a server/workstation one.


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