Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Ryzen 9 3900XT

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 3900XT
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
20.56
Xeon Gold 6442Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 225 Watt
36.50
+77.5%

Xeon Gold 6442Y outperforms Ryzen 9 3900XT by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27497
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.0651.89
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency18.5215.34
Architecture codenameMatisse 2 (2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date7 July 2020 (4 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$2,065

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6442Y has 99% better value for money than Ryzen 9 3900XT.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2448
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB60 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C79 °C
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 configuration12
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanesno data80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 3900XT 20.56
Xeon Gold 6442Y 36.50
+77.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 3900XT 32659
Xeon Gold 6442Y 57986
+77.5%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 9 3900XT 1741
Xeon Gold 6442Y 1996
+14.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 9 3900XT 9908
Xeon Gold 6442Y 17199
+73.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.56 36.50
Recency 7 July 2020 10 January 2023
Physical cores 12 24
Threads 24 48
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 225 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900XT has 114.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6442Y, on the other hand, has a 77.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6442Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 3900XT in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900XT is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6442Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 3900XT and Xeon Gold 6442Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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