Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
19.90
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
28.97
+45.6%

Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking286155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.09
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency28.9614.05
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2432
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-5200
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 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

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 PRO 3900 19.90
Xeon Gold 6526Y 28.97
+45.6%

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 PRO 3900 31616
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025
+45.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.90 28.97
Recency 30 September 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 24 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 195 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has a 45.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6526Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Xeon Gold 6526Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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