AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Xeon W-3175X

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Xeon W-3175X and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Handbrake, PassMark, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Blender, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, 3DMark, Blender, WPrime, AIDA64, Prime95, Gears 5, RealBench, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Valheim
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-3175X or AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 5900HX

57%

Xeon W-3175X

59%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon W-3175X is 3% better than Ryzen 9 5900HX. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 5900HX

55%

Xeon W-3175X

65%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.6	116.1
Valorant	110.9	131.9
Cyberpunk 2077	62.1	73.9
Apex Legends	104.3	124.0
Call of Duty Warzone	83.2	98.9
Overwatch	89.9	106.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.5	91.0
DOOM Eternal	55.5	66.0
Warzone	86.5	102.9
Assassin's Creed	93.2	110.8
Valheim	92.1	109.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 5900HX

115%

Xeon W-3175X

17%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5900HX is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-3175X as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 255W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	223	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2160	5514
Cinbench 20 Single-core	571	417
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5536	12975
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1344	1112
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12051	31350

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Single-Core	3340	2147
Multi-Core	23829	31909

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Single-Core	1561	1351
Multi-Core	9439	27550

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	January 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA3647
Core name	Vermeer	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	8	28
Threads	16	56
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	255 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		512 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	38.5 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000300

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5900HX is 6% better than Xeon W-3175X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-3175X has 20 more core than Ryzen 9 5900HX. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-3175X is better: 22
Although it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and Intel Xeon W-3175X before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-3175X specs and review.