Ryzen 7 8840HS vs EPYC Embedded 3251

Primary details

Comparing EPYC Embedded 3251 and Ryzen 7 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYC Embeddedno data
Power efficiencyno data52.19
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315no data

Detailed specifications

EPYC Embedded 3251 and Ryzen 7 8840HS 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 speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size192 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC Embedded 3251 and Ryzen 7 8840HS 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketTR4FP8
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Ryzen 7 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Ryzen 7 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Ryzen 7 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size512 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Ryzen 7 8840HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2018 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 8840HS has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 78.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC Embedded 3251 and Ryzen 7 8840HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC Embedded 3251 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 8840HS is a notebook one.


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