Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon D-1844NT

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1844NT 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 data65.14
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data23.24
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Ridge (2024)
Release date1 October 2023 (1 year ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1844NT 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-cores10no data
Threads2032
Base clock speed2 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data16,630 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1844NT 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCBGA2227AM5
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1844NT and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512SMT, 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon D-1844NT and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1844NT 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-1844NT and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no 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-1844NT and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes1624
USB revision3.0no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports24no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 15 August 2024
Physical cores 10 16
Threads 20 32
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon D-1844NT has 209.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1844NT and Ryzen 9 9950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-1844NT is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop one.


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