Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Xeon E3-1270 v6

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.84
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.42
+215%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v6 by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1131342
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.19no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency7.4047.99
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$328no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 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 speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache8 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 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
SocketFCLGA1151FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 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
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 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 E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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 E3-1270 v6 5.84
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 18.42
+215%

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 E3-1270 v6 8931
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28187
+216%

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 E3-1270 v6 1415
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2296
+62.3%

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 E3-1270 v6 4455
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10846
+143%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.84 18.42
Recency 28 March 2017 13 June 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has a 215.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 105.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v6 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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