Xeon Silver 4510 vs Ryzen 9 7900X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon Silver 4510 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7900X and Xeon Silver 4510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 117 | 239 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 26 September 2022 (1 year ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7900X 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 | 4.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 47 °C | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7900X 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 | 2 |
| Socket | AM5 (LGA 1718) | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Xeon Silver 4510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V | 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 | - | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X and Xeon Silver 4510 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 7900X and Xeon Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-5200 | DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Xeon Silver 4510.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 33.56 | 22.16 |
| Recency | 26 September 2022 | 14 December 2023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 150 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7900X has a 51.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Xeon Silver 4510, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 13.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 7900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4510 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 7900X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4510 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7900X and Xeon Silver 4510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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