Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Xeon Gold 6162
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6162 and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 July 2018 (6 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6162 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 cores | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 33 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9900 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6162 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.
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6162 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | 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 | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6162 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 6162 and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6162 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6162 and Ryzen 9 7840HX.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2018 | 17 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 12 |
| Threads | 48 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 55 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6162 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 9 7840HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 172.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6162 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6162 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6162 and Ryzen 9 7840HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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