Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon D-1553N

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated58
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data65.16
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiencyno data23.26
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release dateno data15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$855$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache512 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size246.24 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors3200 Million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X 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)1
SocketFCBGA1667AM5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
AMTSPS 3.0no data
Quiet System-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version2.0/3.05.0
PCI Express lanes3224
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon D-1553N has 161.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1553N and Ryzen 9 9950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-1553N is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop one.


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