Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS vs Xeon E5-2697A v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697A v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 145 Watt
13.62
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
19.33
+41.9%

Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS outperforms Xeon E5-2697A v4 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking549302
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.71no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.8940.65
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,891no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache40 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size456.12 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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
SocketFCLGA2011FP7
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Ryzen 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
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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 E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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 E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 E5-2697A v4 13.62
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 19.33
+41.9%

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 E5-2697A v4 21633
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 30708
+41.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.62 19.33
Recency 20 June 2016 16 April 2024
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5-2697A v4 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS, on the other hand, has a 41.9% 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 PRO 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697A v4 in performance tests.


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