Xeon Silver 4510 vs Ryzen 9 5900
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Xeon Silver 4510 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Silver 4510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 213 | 216 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 54.36 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2022) | no data |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $351 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Silver 4510 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 30 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 84 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Silver 4510 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Silver 4510. 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 | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Silver 4510 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 Silver 4510 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| 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 Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC) |
| 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 | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Silver 4510.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
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 5900 outperforms Xeon Silver 4510 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Xeon Silver 4510 by 1% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.25 | 22.05 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 1 October 2023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Silver 4510.
Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4510 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Silver 4510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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