Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Xeon W-3345
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3345 outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 155 | 341 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 10.89 | 47.99 |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-W (2021) | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 29 July 2021 (3 years ago) | 13 June 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 cores | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 81 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 configuration | 2 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | FP7/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.
| PCIe version | 4 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 29.86 | 18.42 |
| Recency | 29 July 2021 | 13 June 2023 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 8 |
| Threads | 48 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon W-3345 has a 62.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 614.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon W-3345 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-3345 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-3345 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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