Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Xeon Gold 5515+

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5515+ and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking417not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation34.98no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency9.24no data
Architecture codenameEmerald Rapids (2023)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,099no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5515+ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache22.5 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm
Die size2x 763 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9900 Million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5515+ 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 configuration2no data
Socket4677FL1
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5515+ and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5515+ and Ryzen 9 7840HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5515+ and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5515+ and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5515+ and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes80no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 17 January 2024
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 1 month, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5515+ and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5515+ is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.


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