Product Compare
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs Intel Xeon 6960E+
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Jan 2021 | May 2026 |
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Type | Desktop | Server |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | |
| Core Architecture | Vermeer | Clearwater Forest |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Generation | Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP) | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | AM4 | Intel Socket 7529 |
| Power Consumption | 65 W | 330 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 95 °C | 98°C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| I/O Process Size | 10 nm | |
| I/O Die Size | 2x 241 | |
| Package | FC-LGA18N | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 12 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 24 | |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 12 | 144 |
| Total Thread Count | 24 | 144 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 24.0 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 96 KB per core |
| L2 Cache | 512 K per core | 4 MB per module |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB shared | 432 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| SMP | 2 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-8000 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 1.5 TB |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 12 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 768.0 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 96 |