Ryzen 9 4900H vs Xeon W-2145
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon W-2145 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 620 | 580 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 13.73 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Skylake-W (2018) | Renoir-H (Zen 2) |
| Release date | 29 August 2017 (6 years ago) | 16 March 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,113 | no data |
| Current price | $501 (0.5x MSRP) | $1339 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 | 1 |
| Socket | Socket R4 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | 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 |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | no data |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| 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-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 68.27 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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.
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 4900H outperforms Xeon W-2145 by 5% 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 4900H outperforms Xeon W-2145 by 5% 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 4900H outperforms Xeon W-2145 by 10% 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%
Xeon W-2145 outperforms Ryzen 9 4900H by 17% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon W-2145 by 15% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon W-2145 by 9% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.75 | 12.38 |
| Recency | 29 August 2017 | 16 March 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 54 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H.
Be aware that Xeon W-2145 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 4900H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2145 and Ryzen 9 4900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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