Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ vs Ryzen 9 7940HX
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 113 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 58.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,945 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 60 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FL1 | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 January 2024 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 32 |
| Threads | 32 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 300 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7940HX has an age advantage of 1 month, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 445.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8562Y+, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Platinum 8562Y+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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