Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon Platinum 9282

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.75
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data25.88
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 cores56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads11232
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2634
L1 cache3.5 MB1 MB
L2 cache56 MB8 MB
L3 cache77 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno dataCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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
SocketIntel BGA5903AM4
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
SIPP+-
Precision Boost 2++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size2 TiB128 GB
Max memory channels122
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 8 October 2020
Physical cores 56 16
Threads 112 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon Platinum 9282 has 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 281% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 5950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9282 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


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