Ryzen 9 7945HX3D vs Xeon w5-3425

Place in performance ranking	212	91
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)	27 July 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	24	32
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	5.4 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	5 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm²	2x 71 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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	FCLGA4677	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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 Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	112	28

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.

Xeon w5-3425 23.82

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 37.37
+56.9%

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.

Xeon w5-3425 36726

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 57632
+56.9%

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.

Xeon w5-3425 1897

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 2831
+49.2%

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.

Xeon w5-3425 12268

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16662
+35.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.82	37.37
Recency	15 February 2023	27 July 2023
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	24	32
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	55 Watt

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D has a 56.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 390.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon w5-3425 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon w5-3425 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.