Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon E7-8895 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8895 v3 and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	52
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8895 v3 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	36	32
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB Last Level Cache	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8895 v3 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	8	1
Socket	no data	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8895 v3 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Announced	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8895 v3 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
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8895 v3 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 E7-8895 v3 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8895 v3 and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	15 August 2024
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	170 Watt

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