Xeon Platinum 8356H vs Ryzen 5 2500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500X and Xeon Platinum 8356H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1095	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	8.67	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	10 September 2018 (6 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500X and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500X and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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 (Uniprocessor)	8
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Xeon Platinum 8356H. 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	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500X and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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 Ryzen 5 2500X and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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 Ryzen 5 2500X and Xeon Platinum 8356H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1.12 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Xeon Platinum 8356H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 September 2018	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt

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