Ryzen Embedded 8840U vs Xeon E5-2697A v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	540	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	8.88	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,891	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	40 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	7200 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	2 April 2024
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	28 Watt

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