Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon Phi 7235

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	58
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	61.35
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Phi	no data
Power efficiency	no data	23.25
Architecture codename	Knights Mill (2017)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	18 December 2017 (6 years ago)	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7235 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	256	32
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	5.7 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	4 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7235 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	1	1
Socket	SVLCLGA3647	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7235 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 Phi 7235 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR5
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.381 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 Phi 7235 and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	36	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 December 2017	15 August 2024
Physical cores	64	16
Threads	256	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	170 Watt

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