Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Xeon Bronze 3106

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Bronze 3106
2017
8 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
3.62
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.13
+428%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Xeon Bronze 3106 by a whopping 428% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3106 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1492301
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.14no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Bronzeno data
Power efficiency4.0351.73
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$306no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3106 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed1.7 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.2 GHz
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C100 °C
Number of transistors8,000 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3106 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP8
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Ryzen AI, 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3106 and Ryzen 9 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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.

Xeon Bronze 3106 3.62
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.13
+428%

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.

Xeon Bronze 3106 5753
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30391
+428%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Bronze 3106 579
Ryzen 9 7940HS 2460
+325%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Bronze 3106 3151
Ryzen 9 7940HS 11565
+267%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.62 19.13
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HS has a 428.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 142.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3106 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Bronze 3106 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7940HS is a notebook one.


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