Microsoft XBox Series X Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Microsoft XBox Series X has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the AMD Ryzen 7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA socket and was released in Q3/2020. The Microsoft XBox Series X scores 1,070 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 7,358 points.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Microsoft XBox Series X. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Microsoft XBox Series X. |
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| Name: | Microsoft XBox Series X |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| CPU group: | AMD Ryzen 4000G |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 3 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Microsoft XBox Series X has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Microsoft XBox Series X is 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 8 / 16 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 8x Zen 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.20 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.80 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): | 3.66 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Microsoft XBox Series X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Microsoft XBox Series X uses the AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X), which has 3328 texture shaders and 52 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) |
| GPU frequency: | 1.83 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Execution units: | 52 |
| Shader: | 3328 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 10 GB |
| Max. displays: | 1 |
| Generation: | 1 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 7 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2021 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 560.0 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | GDDR6 |
| Max. Memory: | 16 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | 560.0 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 4.0 x 12 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Microsoft XBox Series X is made in 7 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 8.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 7 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | BGA |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 8.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Renoir (Zen 2) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V, SVM |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| Release date: | Q3/2020 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Microsoft XBox Series X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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.
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Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10750H
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Silver 4215
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
14C 28T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-2235
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
Apple M1 Ultra (64 Core) @ 1.30 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
Apple M1 Ultra (48 Core) @ 1.30 GHz |
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
Apple M2 Max (38 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) @ 1.83 GHz |
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Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
Apple M2 Max (30 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
Apple M1 Max (32 Core) @ 1.30 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
503 entries
503 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
480 entries
480 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
633 entries
633 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
580 entries
580 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,357 entries
2,357 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,330 entries
2,330 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,871 entries
1,871 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,290 entries
2,290 entries
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