Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Xeon Gold 6250L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated274
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.07
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data18.53
Architecture codenameno dataMatisse 2 (2020)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)7 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum core temperature60 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,800 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 Gold 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2020 7 July 2020
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900XT has an age advantage of 6 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 76.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen 9 3900XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6250L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 3900XT is a desktop one.


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