Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon Gold 6534

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6534 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	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids	Granite Ridge
Release date	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	July 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6534 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	2x 69 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6534 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6534 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6534 and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6534 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 6534 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6534 and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	24

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	170 Watt

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