Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon E3-1501L v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1501L v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Granite Ridge
Release date	12 June 2017 (7 years ago)	July 2024 (recently)
Current price	$227	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1501L v6 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	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	32
Base clock speed	no data	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus support	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 69 mm2
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1501L v6 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1501L v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1501L v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1501L v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1501L v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics P630

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1501L v6 and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	170 Watt

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