Ryzen 9 9900X vs Xeon L5518

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated108
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.91
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data27.25
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed2.133 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size263 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors731 million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 configuration21
Socket1366AM5
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 March 2009 15 August 2024
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon L5518 has 100% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 9900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon L5518 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9900X is a desktop one.


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