Ryzen 9 7900X vs Xeon Platinum 8351N

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data7.27
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelTSMC
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (4 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8351N and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 cores3612 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads7224
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache54 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °C47 °C
Number of transistorsno dataCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8351N and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA4189AM5
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-5125 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
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+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8351N and Ryzen 9 7900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 8351N and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes6424

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Platinum 8351N 1596
Ryzen 9 7900X 2950
+84.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Platinum 8351N 15051
Ryzen 9 7900X 17806
+18.3%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 April 2021 27 September 2022
Physical cores 36 12
Threads 72 24
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8351N has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 32.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon Platinum 8351N and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8351N is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7900X is a desktop one.

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