Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Xeon D-1612

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.37
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiencyno data25.16
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed1.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size246.24 mm22x 74 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million8,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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)1
SocketFCBGA1667AM4
Power consumption (TDP)22 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
AMTSPS 3.0no data
Quiet System-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT.

PCIe version2.0/3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3220
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 31 July 2024
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 22 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon D-1612 has 377.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1612 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-1612 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900XT is a desktop one.


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