AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Intel Xeon W-1350

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and Intel Xeon W-1350 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

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • 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 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23583 vs 19015
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 480 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 23583 vs 19015

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1350

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3494 vs 3344
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 May 2021 vs 12 Jan 2021
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3494 vs 3344

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1350

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3344
3494
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23583
19015
Name AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Intel Xeon W-1350
PassMark - Single thread mark 3344 3494
PassMark - CPU mark 23583 19015

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Intel Xeon W-1350

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Rocket Lake
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 6 May 2021
OPN Tray 100-000000474
Place in performance rating 308 306
Vertical segment Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $255 - $258
Processor Number W-1350
Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 480 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 16 12
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 50 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 2100 MHz 350 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 8 Intel UHD Graphics P750
Device ID 0x4C90
Execution Units 32
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 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 80 Watt
Package Size 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2019B

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 20
PCI Express revision 3.0 4.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
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 AVX-512
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 5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
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