Ryzen 5 5500U vs Xeon Platinum 8284

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	844
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
Release date	10 July 2019 (4 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$15,460	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	56	12
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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	Socket P	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen 5 5500U. 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/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
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 8284 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 8284 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 8284 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	12

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 July 2019	12 January 2021
Physical cores	28	6
Threads	56	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	25 Watt

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