Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Xeon D-1518

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1518
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
2.87
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.74
+518%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Xeon D-1518 by a whopping 518% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1672350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.70no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency7.7647.97
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache6 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size246.24 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1667FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

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 D-1518 2.87
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 17.74
+518%

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 D-1518 4562
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28175
+518%

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 D-1518 486
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2303
+374%

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 D-1518 2228
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10865
+388%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.87 17.74
Recency 9 March 2015 13 June 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has a 518.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1518 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1518 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1518 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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