Xeon Silver 4112 vs FX-9590
Aggregate performance score
FX-9590 outperforms Xeon Silver 4112 by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1330 | 1683 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.45 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Silver |
| Power efficiency | 1.12 | 1.86 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 6 July 2013 (12 years ago) | 11 July 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $473 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of FX-9590 and Xeon Silver 4112: 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9590 and Xeon Silver 4112 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 | 1 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3+ | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 and Xeon Silver 4112. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
FX-9590 and Xeon Silver 4112 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 FX-9590 and Xeon Silver 4112 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 FX-9590 and Xeon Silver 4112. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and Xeon Silver 4112.
| PCIe version | n/a | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.82 | 3.74 |
| Recency | 6 July 2013 | 11 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 85 Watt |
FX-9590 has a 56% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Xeon Silver 4112, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 129% more advanced lithography process, and 159% lower power consumption.
The AMD FX-9590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Silver 4112 in performance tests.
Note that FX-9590 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4112 is a server/workstation one.
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