Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 vs Xeon Gold 6330N
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6330N outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 by a small 5% 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 | 323 | 344 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 5.31 | 12.80 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Vermeer (2020−2025) |
| Release date | 1 April 2021 (4 years ago) | 4 April 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6330N and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 42 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 86 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,300 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6330N and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6330N and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 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 6330N and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2667 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 20 |
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 | 20.62 | 19.59 |
| Recency | 1 April 2021 | 4 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 12 |
| Threads | 56 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6330N has a 5.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.
Ryzen 9 PRO 5945, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Xeon Gold 6330N and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6330N is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is a desktop one.
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