AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
VS
Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
VS
Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Name
Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
Segment
Desktop / Server
CPU group
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300
Family
Intel Xeon Gold
Generation
3
Predecessor
--
Successor
--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.40 GHz
Frequency
2.10 GHz
16
CPU Cores
24
4.90 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.40 GHz
32
CPU Threads
48
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
No
4.20 GHz
Turbo (16 Cores)
no data
Turbo (24 Cores)
2.80 GHz
normal
Core architecture
normal
0x
A core
--
0x
B core
--
C core
--

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y. 

GPU name
no iGPU
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. Memory
no data
Max. GPU Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200
Memory type
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max. Memory
6144 GB
2
Memory channels
8
Yes
ECC
Yes
4.0
PCIe version
4.0
20
PCIe lanes
64

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

95 °C
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
105 W
TDP (PL1)
165 W
142 W
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

64.00 MB
L3-Cache
36.00 MB
TSMC 7nm FinFET
Technology
10 nm
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Architecture
Ice Lake
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
AM4
Socket
LGA 4189
Q4/2020
Release date
Q2/2021
ca. 799 $
Market price
no data
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
8.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
Part Number
--
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

GAMER PC
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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