Xeon Gold 6534 vs Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D outperforms Xeon Gold 6534 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 120 | 384 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 16.44 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 63.05 | 9.07 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 27 July 2023 (1 year ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,816 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and Xeon Gold 6534 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 22.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 71 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 89 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 17,840 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and Xeon Gold 6534 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 | FL1 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 195 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and Xeon Gold 6534. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and Xeon Gold 6534 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and Xeon Gold 6534 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 9 7945HX3D and Xeon Gold 6534. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-5200 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and Xeon Gold 6534.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | 80 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.95 | 18.34 |
| Recency | 27 July 2023 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 195 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D has a 96% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 254.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6534, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6534 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6534 is a server/workstation one.
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