Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Xeon E7-2850

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-2850 and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E7AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date5 April 2011 (13 years ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,558no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2850 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2024
Base clock speed2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache640 KB768 KB
L2 cache2.56 MB12 MB
L3 cache24 MB64 MB
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size513 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2600 Million9900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2850 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketLGA1567FL1
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2850 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, 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
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2850 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 E7-2850 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 E7-2850 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2011 17 January 2024
Physical cores 10 12
Threads 20 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 12 years, 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 136.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-2850 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-2850 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.


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