AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs Intel Xeon W-1390

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS and Intel Xeon W-1390 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

Intel Xeon W-1390

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	19 Apr 2022 vs 6 May 2021
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1390

Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.20 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23902 vs 22697

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	640 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3414 vs 3405
PassMark - CPU mark	23902 vs 22697

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1390

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3405

3414

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22697

23902

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Xeon W-1390
PassMark - Single thread mark	3405	3414
PassMark - CPU mark	22697	23902

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Xeon W-1390
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Rocket Lake
Launch date	19 Apr 2022	6 May 2021
Place in performance rating	374	359
Vertical segment	Mobile	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$494 - $498
Processor Number		W-1390
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	640 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	5.20 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of threads	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		50 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency	2400 MHz	1.30 GHz
Device ID		0x4C90
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics P750
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	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	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Scalability		1S Only
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)