AMD Ryzen 9 5900H vs Intel Xeon W-2265

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900H and Intel Xeon W-2265 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

Intel Xeon W-2265

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2977 vs 2819

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Jan 2021 vs 1 Oct 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2977 vs 2819

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2265

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
4.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26115 vs 20557

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L2 cache	19.25 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26115 vs 20557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2977

2819

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20557

26115

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H	Intel Xeon W-2265
PassMark - Single thread mark	2977	2819
PassMark - CPU mark	20557	26115

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H	Intel Xeon W-2265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Jan 2021	1 Oct 2019
Place in performance rating	481	479
Vertical segment	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$944
Processor Number		W-2265
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	19.25 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Maximum core temperature		61°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot