Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Xeon Platinum 8124

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data84.58
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3612
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.125 MB384 KB
L2 cache18 MB6 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketSocket Pno data
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno 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 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 18 6
Threads 36 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8124 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U, on the other hand, has a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 1500% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8124 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8124 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U is a notebook one.


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