Xeon Gold 5520+ vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	437	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	no data
Power efficiency	32.77	no data
Architecture codename	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,640

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ 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)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	16	56
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	6 nm	10 nm
Die size	208 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ 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	2
Socket	FP7	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 680M

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon Gold 5520+.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	28
Threads	16	56
Chip lithography	6 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	205 Watt

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