Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Xeon E5649

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5649
2011
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
3.58
Ryzen 7 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.20
+408%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Xeon E5649 by a whopping 408% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1522333
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.56no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency4.2449.21
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size239 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366FP8
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, 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 Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 E5649 3.58
Ryzen 7 7840HS 18.20
+408%

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 E5649 5686
Ryzen 7 7840HS 28912
+408%

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 E5649 477
Ryzen 7 7840HS 2367
+396%

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 E5649 2953
Ryzen 7 7840HS 11009
+273%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.58 18.20
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840HS has a 408.4% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5649 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5649 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7840HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5649 and Ryzen 7 7840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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