Xeon 6972P vs Ryzen 5 3500

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking924not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency11.71no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)96
Threads6192
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache384 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketSocket AM47529
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 96
Threads 6 192
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500 has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3500 and Xeon 6972P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500 is a desktop processor while Xeon 6972P is a server/workstation one.


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