Xeon E-2486 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking68not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation56.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency31.03no data
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699$506

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.7 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate64K (per core)16 GT/s
L1 cache1024 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size71+71+122 mm163 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)47 °Cno data
Number of transistors13,140 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486 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 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version5.05
PCI Express lanes2416

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

Xeon E-2486, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 26.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Xeon E-2486. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 7950X3D is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2486 is a server/workstation one.


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