Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Xeon Platinum 8156

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated397
Place by popularitynot in top-10059
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.88
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data14.97
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,850 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. 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++
vPro+no data
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+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 8 January 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 7 5700X3D has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8156 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8156 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a desktop one.


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