Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Opteron 6284 SE

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6284 SE and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6284 SE 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache768 KB768 KB
L2 cache16 MB12 MB
L3 cache8 MB (per die)64 MB
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size316 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2,400 million9900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6284 SE 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 configuration4no data
SocketG34FL1
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6284 SE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 6284 SE and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6284 SE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6284 SE and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 May 2012 17 January 2024
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 55 Watt

Opteron 6284 SE has 33.3% more physical cores.

Ryzen 9 7840HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 154.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron 6284 SE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron 6284 SE is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.


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