Xeon Platinum 8570 vs Ryzen 9 5900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 8570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	242	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Power efficiency	31.51	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2024)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$9,595

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 8570 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	24	112
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	81 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	4,150 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 8570 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 8570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, 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	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 8570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 8570 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 8570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 8570.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 January 2021	14 December 2023
Physical cores	12	56
Threads	24	112
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	350 Watt

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