Ryzen 7 5800X vs Xeon Platinum 8260Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Ryzen 7 5800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	316
Place by popularity	not in top-100	82
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.76
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,320	$449
Current price	$2512 (0.5x MSRP)	$321 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Ryzen 7 5800X 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Ryzen 7 5800X 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
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Ryzen 7 5800X. 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	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
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	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 8260Y and Ryzen 7 5800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 8260Y and Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Ryzen 7 5800X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	5 November 2020
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Cost	$5320	$449
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	105 Watt

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