Xeon Gold 6348 vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7940HX
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
33.98
+2.9%
Xeon Gold 6348
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 235 Watt
33.03

Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Xeon Gold 6348 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking113121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)no data
Power efficiency58.2213.25
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6348 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads3256
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors9900 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6348 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
SocketFL1FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6348. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6348 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6348 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 Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 33.98
+2.9%
Xeon Gold 6348 33.03

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 53782
+2.9%
Xeon Gold 6348 52276

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.98 33.03
Recency 17 January 2024 6 April 2021
Physical cores 16 28
Threads 32 56
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 235 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 327.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6348, on the other hand, has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6348.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6348 is a server/workstation one.


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