Xeon W-2235 vs Ryzen 9 4900H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.29
+33.4%
Xeon W-2235
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
9.21

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Xeon W-2235 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900H and Xeon W-2235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking634843
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency25.376.58
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)no data
Release date16 March 2020 (4 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 4900H and Xeon W-2235 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache8 MB8.25 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C64 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900H and Xeon W-2235 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Xeon W-2235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHAIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 4900H and Xeon W-2235 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Xeon W-2235 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Xeon W-2235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Xeon W-2235.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 12.29
+33.4%
Xeon W-2235 9.21

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.

Ryzen 9 4900H 19150
+33.4%
Xeon W-2235 14359

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.

Ryzen 9 4900H 1549
Xeon W-2235 1554
+0.3%

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.

Ryzen 9 4900H 6736
Xeon W-2235 7007
+4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.29 9.21
Recency 16 March 2020 1 October 2019
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 9 4900H has a 33.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 4900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2235 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 4900H is a notebook processor while Xeon W-2235 is a server/workstation one.


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