Xeon Platinum 9282 vs Ryzen 9 5900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	236	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	31.54	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2024)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	30	26
L1 cache	768 KB	3.5 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	56 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	77 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Die size	81 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,150 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
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	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Status	no data	Discontinued
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9282 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	128 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	no data	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	281.6 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9282.

PCIe version

4.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 January 2021	2 April 2019
Physical cores	12	56
Threads	24	112
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

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