Intel Xeon W-3275 vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-3275 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Intel Xeon W-3275 AMD Ryzen 9 4900U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-3275 or AMD Ryzen 9 4900U - 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 W-3275 has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3275 was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U was released in Q1/2020.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD Ryzen 9 (40)
Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17) CPU group AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)
7 Generation 3
Cascade Lake W Architecture Renoir (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon W-3175X Predecessor --
Intel Xeon W-3375 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-3275 has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3275 is 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 9 4900U has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is at 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-3275 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
28 Cores 8
56 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.40 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon W-3275 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon W-3275 or AMD Ryzen 9 4900U 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 RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.75 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
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 RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
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 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-3275 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon W-3275 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
1024 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
38.50 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 12
63.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-3275 is 205 W, while the AMD Ryzen 9 4900U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon W-3275 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-3275 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 38.50 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon W-3275 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 3647 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2020
4250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-3275 (91%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-3275 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U (30%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
1107 (87%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1279 (100%)

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 W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
1203 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1203 (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 W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
21369 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6422 (30%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
437 (87%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
501 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
11020 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
3292 (30%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
28051 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
1414 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.75 GHz
1792 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
44831 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
204 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1384 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-3275 AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
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