Xeon w3-2525 vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking448not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)no data
Power efficiency32.70no data
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$609

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525 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
SocketFP7FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525. 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, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525 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 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2064

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 175 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has 288.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 6900HX and Xeon w3-2525. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 6900HX is a notebook processor while Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation one.


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