Ryzen 9 9900X vs Xeon Platinum 8163

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.77
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data27.24
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speedno data4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz5.6 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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
SocketSocket PAM5
Power consumption (TDP)no data120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4824

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Xeon Platinum 8163 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 9 9900X, on the other hand, has a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 9 9900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8163 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9900X is a desktop one.


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