Xeon Gold 6544Y vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking159not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.60no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency25.88no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799$3,622

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C75 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y 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 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® 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 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y 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 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y 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 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
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 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 November 2020 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 270 Watt

Ryzen 9 5950X has 157.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6544Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Gold 6544Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6544Y is a server/workstation one.


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