Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Xeon E3-1265L v2
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Xeon E3-1265L v2 by a whopping 458% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1781 | 429 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.90 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 2.69 | 19.30 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 13 June 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $142 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1265L v2 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1265L v2 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | FP7/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1265L v2 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 E3-1265L v2 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32.77 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.13 | 17.47 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.63 | 16.44 |
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 13 June 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has a 458.1% higher aggregate performance score, 2509.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1265L v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a notebook one.
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