Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Xeon Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
Ryzen 7 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.21
+158%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Xeon Silver 4208 by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1003332
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.12no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency7.8649.24
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP8
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Ryzen AI, 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
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 Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS.

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 Silver 4208 7.06
Ryzen 7 7840HS 18.21
+158%

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 Silver 4208 11215
Ryzen 7 7840HS 28920
+158%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Silver 4208 924
Ryzen 7 7840HS 2367
+156%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Silver 4208 4812
Ryzen 7 7840HS 11008
+129%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 18.21
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840HS has a 157.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 142.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4208 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7840HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen 7 7840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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