Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Xeon E5-2686 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2686 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
12.77
Ryzen 9 8945HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.73
+46.7%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Xeon E5-2686 v4 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking603320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.2939.18
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size456.12 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
Socketno dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size1,536 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4020

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 E5-2686 v4 12.77
Ryzen 9 8945HS 18.73
+46.7%

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 E5-2686 v4 20289
Ryzen 9 8945HS 29747
+46.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2686 v4 654
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2375
+263%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2686 v4 4031
Ryzen 9 8945HS 11622
+188%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.77 18.73
Recency 20 June 2016 6 December 2023
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5-2686 v4 has 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

Ryzen 9 8945HS, on the other hand, has a 46.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 222.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2686 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2686 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Ryzen 9 8945HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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