Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon D-1732TE

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1732TE and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	853	59
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.50	61.82
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	16.32	23.26
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	24 February 2022 (2 years ago)	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$730	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 9950X has 142% better value for money than Xeon D-1732TE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1732TE 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1732TE 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA2227	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	52 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1732TE and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	SMT, 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 Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon D-1732TE and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1732TE and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1732TE and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1732TE and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24
USB revision	3.0	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.97	41.79
Recency	24 February 2022	15 August 2024
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	52 Watt	170 Watt

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