Xeon Silver 4509Y vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking317not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.12no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency9.75no data
Architecture codenameZEN+ (2018−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 TR4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y. 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 Threadripper 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size2 TiB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth93.867 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 Threadripper 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 August 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4509Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 44% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Xeon Silver 4509Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4509Y is a server/workstation one.


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