Xeon Silver 4310T vs Ryzen 9 5950X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
28.70
+117%
Xeon Silver 4310T
2021
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
13.20

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon Silver 4310T by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Silver 4310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking160574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency25.8711.90
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date8 October 2020 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years 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 Silver 4310T 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3220
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm10 nm
Die sizeCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C88 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Silver 4310T 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
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Silver 4310T. 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® 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 Silver 4310T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Xeon Silver 4310T 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 Silver 4310T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size128 GB6 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 Silver 4310T.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 5950X 28.70
+117%
Xeon Silver 4310T 13.20

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 5950X 45593
+117%
Xeon Silver 4310T 20973

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 9 5950X 2215
+59.4%
Xeon Silver 4310T 1390

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 9 5950X 12104
+41.3%
Xeon Silver 4310T 8565

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.70 13.20
Recency 8 October 2020 6 April 2021
Physical cores 16 10
Threads 32 20
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm

Ryzen 9 5950X has a 117.4% higher aggregate performance score, 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Silver 4310T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months.

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4310T in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4310T is a server/workstation one.


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