Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Xeon Platinum 9282

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	61
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	47.95
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Raphael (Zen4)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699
Current price	$14999	$938 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	112	32
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	64K (per core)
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	77 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	2x 71 mm (CCD) sq. mm + 121 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	13,140 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
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 9 7950X3D 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 9 7950X3D 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 9 7950X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	128 GB
Max memory channels	12	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	4 January 2023
Physical cores	56	16
Threads	112	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	120 Watt

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