Xeon E-2334 vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5980HX outperforms Xeon E-2334 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 479 | 926 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 31.17 | 11.94 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-HX (Zen 3) (2021) | Rocket Lake-E (2021) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 8 September 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 33 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334 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 | FP6 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334 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 Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 44 |
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 | 14.82 | 8.20 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 8 September 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5980HX has a 80.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2334, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.
The Ryzen 9 5980HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2334 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 5980HX is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2334 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon E-2334, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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