Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking410not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.96no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency8.42no data
Architecture codenameZEN+ (2018−2019)no data
Release date3 October 2018 (6 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads2464
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache32 MB60 MB
Chip lithography12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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)no data
SocketSP3r2FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y. 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+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 Threadripper 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR5-5200
Maximum memory size2 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth93.867 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 October 2018 1 October 2023
Physical cores 12 32
Threads 24 64
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 225 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X has 25% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 2920X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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