Xeon Gold 5423N vs Ryzen 9 5900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking206not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.26no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency22.18no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads2440
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB37.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C83 °C
Number of transistors0 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® 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 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N 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 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N 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 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4000
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 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N.

PCIe version4.04
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 November 2020 10 January 2023
Physical cores 12 20
Threads 24 40
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 145 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900X has 38.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5423N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Gold 5423N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5423N is a server/workstation one.


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