Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Xeon L5518

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5518 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed2.133 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors731 million9900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5518 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
Socket1366FL1
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5518 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5518 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 L5518 and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 March 2009 17 January 2024
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 9.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon L5518 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon L5518 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.


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