Ryzen Embedded 5800E vs Xeon Platinum 9221

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9221 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Vermeer (2020−2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	20 April 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9221 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	64	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	71.5 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	74 mm2
Number of transistors	8,000 million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9221 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E 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	2	1
Socket	Intel BGA5903	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E. 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	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9221 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	12	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Ryzen Embedded 5800E.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	20 April 2023
Physical cores	32	8
Threads	64	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100 Watt

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