Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Xeon E7340

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E7340
2007
80 Watt
4.20
Ryzen 9 5900HX
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.45
+244%

Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Xeon E7340 by a whopping 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1388512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency4.8829.82
Architecture codenameno dataCezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 July 2007 (17 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.6 GHz
Multiplierno data33
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.0V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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
SocketPGA604,PPGA604FP6
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
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 E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX. 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 E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX.

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 E7340 4.20
Ryzen 9 5900HX 14.45
+244%

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 E7340 6544
Ryzen 9 5900HX 22519
+244%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.20 14.45
Recency 1 July 2007 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900HX has a 244% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 77.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7340 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E7340 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900HX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7340 and Ryzen 9 5900HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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