Xeon Platinum 8165 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Platinum 8165 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	174	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	70.45	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen3) (2020)	no data
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	1 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	no data
Current price	$300 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Platinum 8165 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	24	48
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	64 MB	33 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Platinum 8165 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	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Platinum 8165. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Platinum 8165 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Platinum 8165 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Platinum 8165. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Xeon Platinum 8165.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 November 2020	1 October 2017
Physical cores	12	24
Threads	24	48
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	205 Watt

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