Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Xeon D-1528

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1528
2015
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
4.30
Ryzen 9 5900HX
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.16
+229%

Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Xeon D-1528 by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1369515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.36no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency11.6329.78
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier1933
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB4 MB
L3 cache9 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

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. 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.

Xeon D-1528 4.30
Ryzen 9 5900HX 14.16
+229%

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.

Xeon D-1528 6823
Ryzen 9 5900HX 22498
+230%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.30 14.16
Recency 1 November 2015 12 January 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon D-1528 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900HX, on the other hand, has a 229.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1528 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1528 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900HX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1528 and Ryzen 9 5900HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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