Ryzen 9 3950X vs Xeon Platinum 8168

Place in the ranking	262	205
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.62	18.00
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	9.62	21.98
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	14 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,890	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3950X has 397% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8168.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	48	32
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	no data	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm²
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Ryzen 9 3950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
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	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 8168 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 8168 and Ryzen 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Ryzen 9 3950X.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8168 20.84

Ryzen 9 3950X 24.39
+17%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8168 33099

Ryzen 9 3950X 38736
+17%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Platinum 8168 1197

Ryzen 9 3950X 1732
+44.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Platinum 8168 10829
+0.3%

Ryzen 9 3950X 10799

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.84	24.39
Recency	25 April 2017	14 November 2019
Physical cores	24	16
Threads	48	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	105 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8168 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 9 3950X, on the other hand, has a 17% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 95.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 3950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8168 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8168 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 3950X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8168 and Ryzen 9 3950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.