Xeon Gold 5520+ vs Ryzen 9 5900HX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	464	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)	no data
Architecture codename	Cezanne-H (Zen 3)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ 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	8 (Octa-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	16	56
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Die size	156 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	9,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ 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	2
Socket	FP6	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+.

PCIe version

3.0

5.0

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	28
Threads	16	56
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	205 Watt

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