Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Xeon Gold 5515

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated203
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data44.64
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data19.92
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Ridge (2024)
Release date1 October 2023 (1 year ago)7 November 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$479

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache22.5 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,315 million
64 bit support-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA4677AM5
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8024

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 7 November 2024
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 7 9800X3D has an age advantage of 1 year, and 37.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5515 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5515 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a desktop one.


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