Intel Xeon D-1557 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,979

Rank #891

vs
8,356

Rank #12

4,979
8,356

Ryzen 9 9950X wins by 40.4% (Rank #891 vs #12)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,607

Rank #1,212

vs
8,587

Rank #3

4,607
8,587

Ryzen 9 9950X wins by 46.3% (Rank #1212 vs #3)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,538

Rank #384

vs
8,010

Rank #29

5,538
8,010

Ryzen 9 9950X wins by 30.9% (Rank #384 vs #29)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,833

Rank #495

vs
7,131

Rank #38

4,833
7,131

Ryzen 9 9950X wins by 32.2% (Rank #495 vs #38)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,861

Rank #503

vs
7,075

Rank #38

4,861
7,075

Ryzen 9 9950X wins by 31.3% (Rank #503 vs #38)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,793

Rank #582

vs
6,999

Rank #40

4,793
6,999

Ryzen 9 9950X wins by 31.5% (Rank #582 vs #40)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon D-1557 Ryzen 9 9950X Diff
Cores
12
16
-25%
Threads
24
32
-25%
Base Frequency
1,500 MHz
4,300 MHz
-65.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,100 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
15x
43x
-65.1%
L1 Cache
768 KB
78 KB
+89.9%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
1 MiB
+68.2%
L3 Cache
18 MiB
61 MiB
-70.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
24
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
170 W
73.5% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
4 nm
71.4% more

General Information

Specification Xeon D-1557 Ryzen 9 9950X
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon --
Series D-1500 --
Model Number D-1557 --
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Granite Ridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 6 --
Socket BGA 1667 Socket AM5
Package FCBGA-1667 FC-LGA1718
Memory Type DDR4-2133 DDR5
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Embedded Desktop
Release Price $694.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon D-1557
Intel
Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD

Family

Xeon D-1557
Xeon
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Series

Xeon D-1557
D-1500
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Model Number

Xeon D-1557
D-1557
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Microarchitecture

Xeon D-1557
Broadwell
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Core Name

Xeon D-1557
Broadwell
Ryzen 9 9950X
Granite Ridge

Core Family

Xeon D-1557
6
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Core Model

Xeon D-1557
6
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Socket

Xeon D-1557
BGA 1667
Ryzen 9 9950X
Socket AM5

Package

Xeon D-1557
FCBGA-1667
Ryzen 9 9950X
FC-LGA1718

Memory Type

Xeon D-1557
DDR4-2133
Ryzen 9 9950X
DDR5

ECC Support

Xeon D-1557
Yes
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

PCIe Revision

Xeon D-1557
3.0
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon D-1557
x16, x8, x4
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Market Segment

Xeon D-1557
Embedded
Ryzen 9 9950X
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon D-1557
$694.00
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon D-1557
Yes
Ryzen 9 9950X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon D-1557 Ryzen 9 9950X
Process 14 nm 4 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 70.6 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 16,630
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon D-1557
14 nm
Ryzen 9 9950X
4 nm

Die Area

Xeon D-1557
306.18 mm²
Ryzen 9 9950X
70.6 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon D-1557
4.70 billion
Ryzen 9 9950X
16,630

Manufacturer

Xeon D-1557
Intel
Ryzen 9 9950X
TSMC

Technology

Xeon D-1557
CMOS
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

Word Size

Xeon D-1557
64-bit
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

ISA

Xeon D-1557
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 9 9950X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon D-1557 Ryzen 9 9950X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64