Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Xeon E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.49
Ryzen 9 5900HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
13.63
+815%

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2144541
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.7636.85
Architecture codenameno dataCezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 coresno data8 (Octa-Core)
Threadsno data16
Base clock speed2.83 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.6 GHz
Multiplierno data30
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FP6
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 E5440 1.49
Ryzen 9 5900HS 13.63
+815%

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 E5440 2374
Ryzen 9 5900HS 21645
+812%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 13.63
Recency 1 January 2008 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900HS has a 814.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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