Ryzen 9 7945HX3D vs Xeon D-2796NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated97
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiencyno data62.77
Architecture codenameno dataDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2022 (2 years ago)27 July 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4032
Base clock speed2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Number of transistorsno data17,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCBGA2579FL1
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes3228
USB revision3.0no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports24no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2022 27 July 2023
Physical cores 20 16
Threads 40 32
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon D-2796NT has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 118.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-2796NT and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-2796NT is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is a notebook one.


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