Xeon W3503 vs Ryzen 7 7840S
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 7840S outperforms Xeon W3503 by a whopping 2000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 556 | 2889 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.15 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.24 | 0.21 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) | Bloomfield (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 5 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 30 March 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $65 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon W3503 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.8V-1.225V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon W3503 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | 1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon W3503. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, 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 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon W3503 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 Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon W3503 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon W3503. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 24 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon W3503.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.70 | 0.70 |
| Recency | 5 January 2023 | 30 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 130 Watt |
Ryzen 7 7840S has a 2000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W3503 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840S is a notebook processor while Xeon W3503 is a server/workstation one.
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