Ryzen 7 5700X vs Xeon Silver 4106H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated383
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.80
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data24.44
Architecture codenameno dataVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date1 July 2018 (6 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache11 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4,150 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
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+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2018 4 April 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700X has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4106H and Ryzen 7 5700X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4106H is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop one.


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