Ryzen Z2 vs Xeon Max 9480
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Max 9480 outperforms Ryzen Z2 by a whopping 685% 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 | 58 | 1251 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.57 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Power efficiency | 5.71 | 9.09 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $12,980 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen Z2 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 | 56 (Hexapentaconta-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 112 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 112.5 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 4x 477 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen Z2 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 | no data |
| Socket | 4677 | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen Z2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen Z2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen Z2 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen Z2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen Z2.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | no data |
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 | 47.02 | 5.99 |
| Recency | 10 January 2023 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 56 | 8 |
| Threads | 112 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon Max 9480 has a 685% higher aggregate performance score, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.
Ryzen Z2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Max 9480 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z2 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Max 9480 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z2 is a notebook one.
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