AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Intel Xeon W-1290E
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and Intel Xeon W-1290E 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
- CPU is newer: launch date 7 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
- Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3344 vs 2806
- Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23583 vs 18786
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 12 Jan 2021 vs 13 May 2020 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C vs 100°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
| L2 cache | 4 MB vs 2.5 MB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 95 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 3344 vs 2806 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 23583 vs 18786 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1290E
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
- 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
- Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 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
| Number of cores | 10 vs 8 |
| Number of threads | 20 vs 16 |
| L1 cache | 640 KB vs 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 20 MB vs 16 MB |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB vs 64 GB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1290E
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX | Intel Xeon W-1290E |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 3344 | 2806 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 23583 | 18786 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX | Intel Xeon W-1290E | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Comet Lake |
| Launch date | 12 Jan 2021 | 13 May 2020 |
| OPN Tray | 100-000000474 | |
| Place in performance rating | 308 | 576 |
| Vertical segment | Laptop | Embedded |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | |
| Processor Number | W-1290E | |
| Series | Intel Xeon W Processor | |
| Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.50 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2.5 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 | 4.80 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Graphics base frequency | 2100 MHz | 350 MHz |
| iGPU core count | 8 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon RX Vega 8 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| 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 |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| HDMI | ||
| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | FP6 | FCLGA1200 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
| Thermal Solution | PCG 2015W | |
Peripherals |
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| 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 |
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| 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® Thermal Velocity Boost | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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 |
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| 4K resolution support | ||
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| 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 | ||
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