Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Opteron 4340
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 4340 and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 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) |
| Architecture codename | Seoul (2012) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 4340 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 6144 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 4340 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | C32 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4340 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 4340 and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4340 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 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 17 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 6 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 4340 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 4340 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 4340 and Ryzen 9 7840HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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