Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Ryzen 7 2700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon Platinum 9221 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	646	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.69	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$171 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon Platinum 9221 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	8 (Octa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.35 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	71.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon Platinum 9221 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)	2
Socket	AM4	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon Platinum 9221. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
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	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon Platinum 9221 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon Platinum 9221 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon Platinum 9221. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	281.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon Platinum 9221.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 April 2018	2 April 2019
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	250 Watt

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