Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms Xeon Silver 4514Y by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Xeon Silver 4514Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 139 | 257 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 49.56 | 72.54 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 24.95 | 13.62 |
| Architecture codename | Raphael (2023−2025) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $780 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4514Y has 46% better value for money than Ryzen 9 7900X3D.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm, 6 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 71 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 47 °C | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 13,140 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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 | 2 |
| Socket | AM5 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Xeon Silver 4514Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Xeon Silver 4514Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Xeon Silver 4514Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Xeon Silver 4514Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-5200 | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Xeon Silver 4514Y.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 80 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.46 | 21.46 |
| Recency | 4 January 2023 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 16 |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 150 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7900X3D has a 46.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4514Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
The Ryzen 9 7900X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4514Y in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 7900X3D is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4514Y is a server/workstation one.
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