Home / CPU Comparison / Intel Xeon X5690 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900: What's better?

Intel Xeon X5690

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon X5690 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

More Total Cores: 12 (6 vs 12)
Higher Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: 4.7 GHz (3.733 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Larger L3 Cache: 32MB shared (12MB shared vs 32MB shared)
Higher Technology: 7 nm (32 nm vs 7 nm)
Higher Memory Type: DDR4-3200 (DDR3 vs DDR4-3200)
Newer Launch Date: January 2021 (February 2011 vs January 2021)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

February 2011

Launch Date

January 2021

Server

Platform

Desktop

Xeon X5690

Model Name

Ryzen 9 5900

Westmere-EP

Code Name

Vermeer

Intel

Foundry

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

3.466 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.733 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

64K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

256K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

12MB shared

L3 Cache

32MB shared

133MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

Intel Socket 1366

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AM4

26.0

Multiplier

30x

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

32 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

7 nm

130 W

TDP

65 W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

95 °C

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

4.0

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR3

Memory Type

DDR4-3200

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

128GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes