Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Xeon Platinum 8175

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated147
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release dateno data31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 74 mm2
Number of transistorsno data8,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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
SocketSocket PAM4
Power consumption (TDP)no data105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. 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 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 24 16
Threads 48 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Xeon Platinum 8175 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 9 5900XT, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8175 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8175 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900XT is a desktop one.


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