Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Xeon Silver 4216

Place in the ranking	566	258
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.22	26.96
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Matisse 2 (2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	7 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,002	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900XT has 48% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4216.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4216 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	32	24
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	no data	74 mm²
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4216 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Ryzen 9 3900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, 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	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4216 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 4216 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 4216 and Ryzen 9 3900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Ryzen 9 3900XT.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Silver 4216 13.37

Ryzen 9 3900XT 21.19
+58.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Silver 4216 20613

Ryzen 9 3900XT 32678
+58.5%

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 Silver 4216 1022

Ryzen 9 3900XT 1743
+70.5%

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 Silver 4216 7827

Ryzen 9 3900XT 10034
+28.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.37	21.19
Recency	2 April 2019	7 July 2020
Physical cores	16	12
Threads	32	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	105 Watt

Xeon Silver 4216 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 3900XT, on the other hand, has a 58.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 3900XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4216 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4216 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 3900XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4216 and Ryzen 9 3900XT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.