Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Xeon w7-3455

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w7-3455 and Ryzen 9 7940HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	92	113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency	12.88	58.35
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,489	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon w7-3455 and Ryzen 9 7940HX 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	48	32
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	67.5 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	5 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	9900 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w7-3455 and Ryzen 9 7940HX 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA4677	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w7-3455 and Ryzen 9 7940HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	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 Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w7-3455 and Ryzen 9 7940HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w7-3455 and Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 w7-3455 and Ryzen 9 7940HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
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

N/A

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w7-3455 and Ryzen 9 7940HX.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	112	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	36.76	33.91
Recency	15 February 2023	17 January 2024
Physical cores	24	16
Threads	48	32
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	55 Watt

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