Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Xeon 6315P
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 Extreme outperforms Xeon 6315P by a whopping 135% 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 | 1165 | 493 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) |
| Power efficiency | 4.89 | 42.02 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2025) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $213 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6315P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 4 | no data |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 16 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 163 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6315P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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 | FCLGA1700 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6315P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon 6315P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6315P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6315P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 890M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6315P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
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 | 6.39 | 14.99 |
| Recency | 24 February 2025 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon 6315P has an age advantage of 1 month.
Ryzen Z2 Extreme, on the other hand, has a 134.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 266.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 6315P in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 6315P is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z2 Extreme is a notebook one.
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