Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Xeon Gold 5220R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5220R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
20.67
Ryzen 9 7945HX
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.42
+66.5%

Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Xeon Gold 5220R by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220R and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking269111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.96no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency13.0459.23
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220R and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220R and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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
SocketFCLGA3647FL1
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Ryzen 9 7945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, 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
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220R and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 Gold 5220R and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 Gold 5220R and Ryzen 9 7945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Ryzen 9 7945HX.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4828

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 Gold 5220R 20.67
Ryzen 9 7945HX 34.42
+66.5%

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 Gold 5220R 32837
Ryzen 9 7945HX 54675
+66.5%

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 Gold 5220R 1328
Ryzen 9 7945HX 2737
+106%

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 Gold 5220R 9982
Ryzen 9 7945HX 15904
+59.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.67 34.42
Recency 24 February 2020 4 January 2023
Physical cores 24 16
Threads 48 32
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon Gold 5220R has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 9 7945HX, on the other hand, has a 66.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 172.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5220R in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5220R is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7945HX is a notebook one.


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