Xeon w5-3525 vs Ryzen 9 5900HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
13.38
Xeon w5-3525
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 290 Watt
30.66
+129%

Xeon w5-3525 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HS by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking590149
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.58
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency36.5210.10
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameCezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date12 January 2021 (4 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900HS and Xeon w5-3525 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data16
Threads1632
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size180 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900HS and Xeon w5-3525 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900HS and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data112

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Ryzen 9 5900HS 13.38
Xeon w5-3525 30.66
+129%

  • Passmark

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 9 5900HS 21459
Xeon w5-3525 49190
+129%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.38 30.66
Recency 12 January 2021 24 August 2024
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 290 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900HS has 728.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has a 129.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Intel Xeon w5-3525 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 5900HS is a notebook processor while Xeon w5-3525 is a server/workstation one.

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