Xeon Platinum 8592 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Platinum 8592 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking160not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency25.87no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)no data
Release date8 October 2020 (4 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Platinum 8592 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads32128
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache8 MBno data
L3 cache64 MB320 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Platinum 8592 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Platinum 8592. 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+-
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 Platinum 8592 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 Platinum 8592 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 Platinum 8592. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
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 5950X and Xeon Platinum 8592.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 October 2020 1 October 2023
Physical cores 16 64
Threads 32 128
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 350 Watt

Ryzen 9 5950X has 233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8592, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Platinum 8592. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8592 is a server/workstation one.


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