Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Xeon Platinum 8164

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data42.34
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data19.94
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)7 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,114$479

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 cores26 (Hexacosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads5216
Base clock speed2 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.2 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache1.625 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache26 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,315 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM5
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D. 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 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
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 dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4824

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 7 November 2024
Physical cores 26 8
Threads 52 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8164 has 225% more physical cores and 225% more threads.

Ryzen 7 9800X3D, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8164 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8164 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a desktop one.


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