Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Xeon Gold 5215L

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated441
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data52.63
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,224no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache640 KB512 KB
L2 cache10 MB8 MB
L3 cache13.75 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667no data
Maximum memory size4.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 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 Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 3 May 2023
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Gold 5215L has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 203.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5215L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is a notebook one.


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