Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Xeon Gold 5117F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117F and Ryzen 9 5900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117F 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	28	32
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117F 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	113 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Ryzen 9 5900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117F and Ryzen 9 5900XT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Ryzen 9 5900XT are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Ryzen 9 5900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Ryzen 9 5900XT.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	31 July 2024
Physical cores	14	16
Threads	28	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	113 Watt	105 Watt

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