Xeon Platinum 8354H vs Ryzen 5 3600XT

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600XT and Xeon Platinum 8354H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	600	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	50.96	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data
Current price	$120 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600XT and Xeon Platinum 8354H 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	12	36
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Die size	74 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600XT and Xeon Platinum 8354H 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	8
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT and Xeon Platinum 8354H. 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	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600XT and Xeon Platinum 8354H 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 3600XT and Xeon Platinum 8354H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 3600XT and Xeon Platinum 8354H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.12 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT and Xeon Platinum 8354H.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 July 2019	6 April 2021
Physical cores	6	18
Threads	12	36
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	205 Watt

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