Ryzen 9 8945HX vs Xeon E5606
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 8945HX outperforms Xeon E5606 by a whopping 2066% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2393 | 175 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.43 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.73 | 23.13 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Dragon Range (2025) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (14 years ago) | 23 April 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $46 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5606 and Ryzen 9 8945HX 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.13 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5606 and Ryzen 9 8945HX 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5606 and Ryzen 9 8945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5606 and Ryzen 9 8945HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5606 and Ryzen 9 8945HX 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 E5606 and Ryzen 9 8945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5606 and Ryzen 9 8945HX.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.38 | 29.89 |
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 23 April 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8945HX has a 2065.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 45.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5606 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5606 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 8945HX is a notebook one.
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