Ryzen 9 7900X vs Xeon Platinum 8352S

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8352S and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	121
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	18.13
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8352S and Ryzen 9 7900X 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	64	24
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8352S and Ryzen 9 7900X 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8352S and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
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 Platinum 8352S and Ryzen 9 7900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8352S and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 8352S and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	6 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

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8352S and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	27 September 2022
Physical cores	32	12
Threads	64	24
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	170 Watt

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