AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs Intel Xeon W-3235

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 4900H and Intel Xeon W-3235 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 72°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2706 vs 2638
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 16 Mar 2020 vs 3 June 2019
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 1 MB vs 768 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2706 vs 2638

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3235

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25530 vs 19156
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
L2 cache 12 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 25530 vs 19156

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3235

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2706
2638
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19156
25530
Name AMD Ryzen 9 4900H Intel Xeon W-3235
PassMark - Single thread mark 2706 2638
PassMark - CPU mark 19156 25530
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8370
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11988

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H Intel Xeon W-3235

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Cascade Lake
Launch date 16 Mar 2020 3 June 2019
Place in performance rating 774 743
Vertical segment Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $1398
Processor Number W-3235
Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB 768 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 72°C
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 16 24
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266 DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FP6 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 180 Watt
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 64
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot