Ryzen 9 3900X vs Xeon Platinum 8260M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260M and Ryzen 9 3900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	255	275
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.95	21.73
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	12.26	15.53
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2018)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	11 December 2018 (6 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,705	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900X has 450% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8260M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260M and Ryzen 9 3900X 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	24
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.6 GHz
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB (shared)	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260M and Ryzen 9 3900X 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)	165 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Ryzen 9 3900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
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	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260M and Ryzen 9 3900X 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 8260M and Ryzen 9 3900X 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 8260M and Ryzen 9 3900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	2 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Ryzen 9 3900X.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.39	20.53
Recency	11 December 2018	7 July 2019
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	125 Watt

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