Xeon E5-2690 v4 vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7940HX
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.29
+180%
Xeon E5-2690 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 135 Watt
12.24

Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v4 by a whopping 180% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking112635
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.02
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency59.008.58
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,090

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads3228
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache16 MB3.5 MB
L3 cache64 MB35 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C89 °C
Number of transistors9900 Million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4 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 configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFL1FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 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, SMEIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 7940HX 34.29
+180%
Xeon E5-2690 v4 12.24

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 7940HX 54470
+180%
Xeon E5-2690 v4 19440

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.29 12.24
Recency 17 January 2024 20 June 2016
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 32 28
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 135 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 180.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 145.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2690 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon E5-2690 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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