Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Xeon 6741P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6741P outperforms Ryzen Z2 Extreme by a whopping 296% 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 | 31 | 543 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) |
| Power efficiency | 8.07 | 40.73 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6741P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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 | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 96 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L2 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 288 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6741P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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.
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6741P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 6741P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6741P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6741P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s) | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 890M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6741P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 136 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 57.14 | 14.42 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 8 |
| Threads | 96 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon 6741P has a 296.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
Ryzen Z2 Extreme, on the other hand, has 1900% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 6741P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 6741P is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z2 Extreme is a notebook one.
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