Ryzen 9 9900X vs Xeon Silver 4410Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4410Y and Ryzen 9 9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	456	109
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	63.10	66.82
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	9.68	27.21
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$573	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 9900X has 6% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4410Y.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4410Y and Ryzen 9 9900X 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	24	24
Base clock speed	2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4410Y and Ryzen 9 9900X 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	FCLGA4677	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4410Y and Ryzen 9 9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
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 4410Y and Ryzen 9 9900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4410Y and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 4410Y and Ryzen 9 9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4000	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4410Y and Ryzen 9 9900X.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.36	34.52
Recency	10 January 2023	15 August 2024
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt

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