AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 63% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 87°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 22 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3437 vs 1529
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24706 vs 18250

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 87°C
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3437 vs 1529
PassMark - CPU mark	24706 vs 18250

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16

Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3437

1529

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24706

18250

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3437	1529
PassMark - CPU mark	24706	18250
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6849
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19410

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Jan 2022	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	548	567
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Processor Number		E5-2658V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	87°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)