AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Xeon W-2191B

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Xeon W-2191B is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 9 3900 Intel Xeon W-2191B
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Xeon W
• Generation
  3 6
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000 Intel Xeon W-2100/3100
• Successor
  AMD Ryzen 9 5900 --

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Xeon W-2191B by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.10 GHz 2.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  12 18
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.30 GHz 4.30 GHz
• CPU Threads
  24 36
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Xeon W-2191B along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Xeon W-2191B. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Xeon W-2191B you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 512 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 4
• PCIe version
  4.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Xeon W-2191B.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 9 3900 or Intel Xeon W-2191B? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 140 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Xeon W-2191B CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  64.00 MB 24.75 MB
• Architecture
  Matisse (Zen 2) Skylake W
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM4 LGA 2066
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q3/2017

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Xeon W-2191B.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iMac Pro (2017)