AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS vs Intel Xeon W-1290P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS and Intel Xeon W-1290P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS

Intel Xeon W-1290P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3195 vs 3169

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 1 Apr 2020
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3195 vs 3169

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1290P

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 10% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22435 vs 21334

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
L3 cache	20 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22435 vs 21334

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1290P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3195

3169

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21334

22435

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Xeon W-1290P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3195	3169
PassMark - CPU mark	21334	22435

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Xeon W-1290P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Comet Lake
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	1 Apr 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000474
Place in performance rating	471	465
Vertical segment	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$539
Processor Number		W-1290P
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	20 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	5.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Device ID		0x9BC6
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		3.30 GHz
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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 SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost 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)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot