Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS vs Xeon E3-1505L v6
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS outperforms Xeon E3-1505L v6 by a whopping 401% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1459 | 297 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.68 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.50 | 40.38 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $433 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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 Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics P630 | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.83 | 19.20 |
| Integrated graphics card | 3.11 | 18.33 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon E3-1505L v6 has 80% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS, on the other hand, has a 401.3% higher aggregate performance score, 489.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1505L v6 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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