Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS

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Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 has 56 cores with 112 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS was released in Q2/2022.
Intel Xeon CPU Max (5) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9000 (5) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
3 Generation 5
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 has 56 CPU cores and can calculate 112 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is 1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS is at 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
56 Cores 6
112 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 660M
GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 6 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 660M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
4096 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
112.50 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
80 PCIe lanes 12
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is 350 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 112.50 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
10 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 4677 Socket FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2022
12980 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
56C 112T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1472 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
56C 112T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8054 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
56C 112T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1886 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
56C 112T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8152 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)

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