Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon D-1540

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1069	160
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.84	27.79
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	13.20	25.74
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	9 March 2015 (9 years ago)	5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$581	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5950X has 879% better value for money than Xeon D-1540.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	20	34
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 9 5950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.31	28.71
Recency	9 March 2015	5 November 2020
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt

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