Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Xeon E5-4655 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 9 6900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	424
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2014−2019)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,616	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	no data	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP7/FP7r2
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 9 6900HX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	45 Watt

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