Xeon E3-1280 v6 vs Ryzen 7 7840H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840H
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.41
+214%

Ryzen 7 7840H outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v6 by a whopping 214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking3311108
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.53
Market segmentLaptopServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data39
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP8FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Statusno dataDiscontinued
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780Mno data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 7 7840H 18.41
+214%
Xeon E3-1280 v6 5.86

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.

Ryzen 7 7840H 28391
+214%
Xeon E3-1280 v6 9032

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.41 5.86
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 72 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840H has a 214.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 105.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1280 v6 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840H is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1280 v6 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 7840H and Xeon E3-1280 v6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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