Ryzen Embedded 5900E vs Xeon Gold 6434

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking440not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.19no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.59no data
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)20 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,607no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.35 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache22.5 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,300 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4677AM4
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E 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 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E 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 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E.

PCIe version54.0
PCI Express lanes8024

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 20 April 2023
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen Embedded 5900E has an age advantage of 3 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6434 and Ryzen Embedded 5900E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6434 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Embedded 5900E is a desktop one.


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