Xeon Platinum 8490H vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking54not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.99no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Sapphire Rapids
Release date25 November 2019 (4 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999no data
Current price$1675 (0.8x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads64120
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus support8 × 16 GT/sno data
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB112.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)8
SocketTR4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H 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 Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size256 GB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 November 2019 10 January 2023
Physical cores 32 60
Threads 64 120
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 350 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8490H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8490H is a server/workstation one.


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