Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	205	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Power efficiency	21.98	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	14 November 2019 (5 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$5,558

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads	32	80
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	105 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	10 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	19,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AM4	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 November 2019	10 January 2023
Physical cores	16	40
Threads	32	80
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	300 Watt

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