Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Xeon Gold 6448H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6448H and Ryzen 9 5900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	165
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	67.25
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	25.29
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,658	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6448H 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	64	32
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6448H 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6448H and Ryzen 9 5900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, 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	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6448H and Ryzen 9 5900XT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6448H 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 Gold 6448H and Ryzen 9 5900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	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 6448H and Ryzen 9 5900XT.

PCIe version	5	4.0
PCI Express lanes	80	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2023	31 July 2024
Physical cores	32	16
Threads	64	32
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	105 Watt

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