Ryzen 9 7900 vs Xeon Platinum 8158

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated131
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data65.51
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data44.78
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)14 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007$429

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2424
Base clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.4 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647AM5
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-5125 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900 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 Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4824

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 14 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 7900 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8158 and Ryzen 9 7900. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8158 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7900 is a desktop one.


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