Ryzen Threadripper 7960X vs Xeon Platinum 8284

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated27
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.65
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data14.18
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Storm Peak (2023)
Release date10 July 2019 (5 years ago)19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$15,460$1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads5648
Base clock speed3 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.3 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.75 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data4x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data26,280 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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 PsTR5
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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 Threadripper 7960X 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 8284 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 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 8284 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 July 2019 19 October 2023
Physical cores 28 24
Threads 56 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8284 has 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and 45.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 7960X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8284 and Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8284 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is a desktop one.


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