Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Xeon W-2135
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Xeon W-2135 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 771 | 423 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) |
| Release date | 29 August 2017 (6 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $835 | no data |
| Current price | $30 (0x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 8.25 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | 2066 | FP7/FP7r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, 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, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 680M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 20 |
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. 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.
Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Xeon W-2135 by 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Xeon W-2135 by 63% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Xeon W-2135 by 32% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Xeon W-2135 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.35 | 15.29 |
| Recency | 29 August 2017 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 9 6900HS has a 63.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2135 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2135 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 6900HS is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 9 6900HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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