Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon Gold 5318H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5318H and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	39.88
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codename	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	8 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799
Current price	no data	$704 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5318H and Ryzen 9 5950X 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	2.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5318H and Ryzen 9 5950X 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	4	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5318H and Ryzen 9 5950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 RDIMM	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.12 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5318H and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	8 October 2020
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

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