Ryzen 9 9850HX vs Xeon X5260
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9850HX outperforms Xeon X5260 by a whopping 3961% 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 | 2883 | 187 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 0.38 | 27.65 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (18 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5260 and Ryzen 9 9850HX 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 | no data | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 960 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 66 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5260 and Ryzen 9 9850HX 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.
| Socket | LGA771 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5260 and Ryzen 9 9850HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5260 and Ryzen 9 9850HX 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 X5260 and Ryzen 9 9850HX are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) |
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 | 0.72 | 29.24 |
| Recency | 1 October 2007 | 6 January 2025 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9850HX has a 3961.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, and 77.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X5260 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5260 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9850HX is a notebook one.
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