Xeon W-3323 vs Ryzen Threadripper 2900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated362
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiencyno data7.54
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release dateAugust 2018 (6 years ago)29 July 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threadsno data24
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache96 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32768 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors9600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323 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
Socketno dataFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323 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 Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 220 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X has 76% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3323, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Xeon W-3323. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 2900X is a desktop processor while Xeon W-3323 is a server/workstation one.


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