Ryzen 5 4680U vs Xeon W-1270

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	641	853
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.65	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codename	no data	Renoir-U (Zen 2)
Release date	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$1991	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	no data	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB Intel® Smart Cache	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics P630	AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1270 and Ryzen 5 4680U.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 W-1270 outperforms Ryzen 5 4680U by 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.41	8.38
Recency	1 April 2020	13 April 2021
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt

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