Ryzen 9 7950X vs Xeon Silver 4114T

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated66
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiencyno data21.97
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2032
Base clock speed2.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.7 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache640 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache10 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache13.75 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno dataCCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Maximum core temperature92 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistorsno data13140 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647AM5
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
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+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4824

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 27 September 2022
Physical cores 10 16
Threads 20 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon Silver 4114T has 100% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4114T and Ryzen 9 7950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4114T is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7950X is a desktop one.


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