Ryzen 9 5900H vs Xeon D-1587

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1587
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
8.54
Ryzen 9 5900H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.94
+51.5%

Ryzen 9 5900H outperforms Xeon D-1587 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking881582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.06no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency12.4327.21
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)
Release date24 February 2016 (8 years ago)7 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,443no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1667FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
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-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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 D-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3no data
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)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H.

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no 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-1587 8.54
Ryzen 9 5900H 12.94
+51.5%

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-1587 13566
Ryzen 9 5900H 20557
+51.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.54 12.94
Recency 24 February 2016 7 January 2021
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon D-1587 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 9 5900H, on the other hand, has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1587 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1587 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1587 and Ryzen 9 5900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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