Xeon Platinum 8376HL vs Athlon X4 840

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1782	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.38	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	4x Athlon	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	August 2014 (9 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$23	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL 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	4 (Quad-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	4	56
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	256K	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	245 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL 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	8
Socket	Socket FM2+	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Athlon X4 840 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL 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 Athlon X4 840 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	no data	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	on August 2014	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	4	56
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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