Ryzen 9 7900X vs Xeon D-1627
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 123 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.11 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 27 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $202 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 29 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | 2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 47 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3200 Million | CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | 5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| AMT | SPS 3.0 | no data |
| Quiet System | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 24 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | 4x 10 GBE | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 27 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 170 Watt |
Xeon D-1627 has 277.8% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon D-1627 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7900X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1627 and Ryzen 9 7900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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