Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon Platinum 9282

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	464
Place by popularity	not in top-100	13
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	38.13
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299
Current price	$14999	$268 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	112	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.6 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	77 MB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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)	400 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	no data
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
SIPP	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 5 5600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	128 GB
Max memory channels	12	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe version

no data

4.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	5 November 2020
Physical cores	56	6
Threads	112	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	65 Watt

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