Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs Xeon Platinum 8260

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8260
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.47
+12.9%
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
17.24

Xeon Platinum 8260 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking301381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.59no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency10.9657.19
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP7
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. 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
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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 Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8260 19.47
+12.9%
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 17.24

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8260 30347
+13%
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 26866

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.47 17.24
Recency 2 April 2019 16 April 2024
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8260 has a 12.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 489.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS in performance tests.


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