Xeon W-1290T vs Ryzen 5 3550H

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1234	667
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	13.22	31.34
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	8	20
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	no data
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FP5	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Xeon W-1290T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.89	11.59
Integrated graphics card	4.50	6.39
Recency	6 January 2019	1 April 2020
Physical cores	4	10
Threads	8	20
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm

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