Ryzen 7 8845HS vs Xeon L5420

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5420
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 50 Watt
1.33
Ryzen 7 8845HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
17.73
+1233%

Ryzen 7 8845HS outperforms Xeon L5420 by a whopping 1233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2437416
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency1.0315.24
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelTSMC
Architecture codenameHarpertown (2007−2008)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date25 March 2008 (17 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$380no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (per die)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)57 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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 configuration21
SocketLGA771FP8
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and Ryzen 7 8845HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon L5420 and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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 L5420 and Ryzen 7 8845HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and Ryzen 7 8845HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5420 and Ryzen 7 8845HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Xeon L5420 1.33
Ryzen 7 8845HS 17.73
+1233%

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.

Xeon L5420 2143
Ryzen 7 8845HS 28504
+1230%

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 L5420 326
Ryzen 7 8845HS 2332
+615%

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 L5420 848
Ryzen 7 8845HS 11020
+1200%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.33 17.73
Recency 25 March 2008 6 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 8845HS has a 1233.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon L5420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 8845HS is a notebook one.

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