Ryzen 5 9600X vs Xeon Platinum 8468H

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.85
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data27.59
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$13,923$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads9612
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache105 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size4x 477 mm270.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,315 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 configuration81
SocketFCLGA4677AM5
Power consumption (TDP)330 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512SMT, 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
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no 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 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8024

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 8 August 2024
Physical cores 48 6
Threads 96 12
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8468H has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Ryzen 5 9600X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 407.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8468H and Ryzen 5 9600X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8468H is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 9600X is a desktop one.


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