Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Xeon Silver 4316

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4316
2021
20 cores / 40 threads, 150 Watt
19.73
+3.4%
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.09

Xeon Silver 4316 outperforms Ryzen 9 7940HS by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking290309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency12.4551.62
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4016
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4189FP8
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. 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+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes6420

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 4316 19.73
+3.4%
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.09

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 4316 31341
+3.3%
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30331

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.73 19.09
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 16
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon Silver 4316 has a 3.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ryzen 9 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 328.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4316 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4316 and Ryzen 9 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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