Ryzen 9 7950X vs Xeon Silver 4309Y

Place in the ranking	642	67
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	10.92	21.98
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	13140 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	FCLGA4189	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 9 7950X. 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	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
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	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 9 7950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 4309Y and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	24

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 4309Y 12.11

Ryzen 9 7950X 39.46
+226%

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 4309Y 19237

Ryzen 9 7950X 62684
+226%

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 4309Y 1413

Ryzen 9 7950X 2985
+111%

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 4309Y 7365

Ryzen 9 7950X 19448
+164%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.11	39.46
Recency	6 April 2021	27 September 2022
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	170 Watt

Xeon Silver 4309Y has 61.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X, on the other hand, has a 225.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4309Y in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4309Y is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7950X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 9 7950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.