Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Xeon L5508

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	110
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	no data	59.21
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5508 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	5.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die size	263 mm2	2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	13,140 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5508 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	1366	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 9 7945HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 9 7945HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5508 and Ryzen 9 7945HX.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	28

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 March 2009	4 January 2023
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	4	32
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	55 Watt

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