Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Ryzen 7 5700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5700 and Xeon Platinum 9221 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	412	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2022)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	no data	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$278	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5700 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	4.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	71.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Die size	180 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	10,700 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5700 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	2
Socket	AM4	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700 and Xeon Platinum 9221. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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 5700 and Xeon Platinum 9221 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700 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 5700 and Xeon Platinum 9221. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TiB
Max memory channels	no data	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	281.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700 and Xeon Platinum 9221.

PCIe version

3.0

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	250 Watt

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