Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Xeon W-3275M
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Xeon W-3275M by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-3275M and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 197 | 110 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.00 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.55 | 59.21 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,453 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3275M 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.75 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3275M 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3275M and Ryzen 9 7945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | 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 | + | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3275M and Ryzen 9 7945HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3275M and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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-3275M and Ryzen 9 7945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3275M and Ryzen 9 7945HX.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 28 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 25.02 | 34.41 |
| Recency | 3 June 2019 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 16 |
| Threads | 56 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 55 Watt |
Xeon W-3275M has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.
Ryzen 9 7945HX, on the other hand, has a 37.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 272.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-3275M in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-3275M is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7945HX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-3275M and Ryzen 9 7945HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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