Ryzen 9 5900X vs Xeon Platinum 8280L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.21
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data22.18
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$17,906$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads5624
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier2737
L1 cache1.75 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data0 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-51286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
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+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 5 November 2020
Physical cores 28 12
Threads 56 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8280L has 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

Ryzen 9 5900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 95.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen 9 5900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8280L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.


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