Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Opteron 3320 EE
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 3320 EE and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2398 | not rated |
| 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) |
| Power efficiency | 4.57 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Delhi (2012−2013) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (12 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 3320 EE and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 9900 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 3320 EE and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3+ | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 3320 EE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 3320 EE and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 3320 EE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 3320 EE and Ryzen 9 7840HX.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 17 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 55 Watt |
Opteron 3320 EE has 120% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7840HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 3320 EE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 3320 EE is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.
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