Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Xeon E7-8890 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E7-8890 v4
2016
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
1.33
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.65
+1377%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Xeon E7-8890 v4 by a whopping 1377% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2228283
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2014−2019)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,174no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate3 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache6 MB8 MB
L3 cache60 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FP7/FP7r2/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Ryzen 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 Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5
Maximum memory size3 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3220

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 E7-8890 v4 1.33
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.65
+1377%

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 E7-8890 v4 2054
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30392
+1380%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.33 19.65
Recency 20 June 2016 5 January 2023
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E7-8890 v4 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 9 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 1377.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 371.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7-8890 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8890 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Ryzen 9 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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