Xeon E5440 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.09
+779%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 779% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5702144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency82.591.76
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)no data
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440 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)no data
Threads16no data
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography6 nm45 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP7LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.


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 PRO 6850U 13.09
+779%
Xeon E5440 1.49

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 PRO 6850U 20800
+776%
Xeon E5440 2374

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 1760
+380%
Xeon E5440 367

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 7447
+624%
Xeon E5440 1029

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.09 1.49
Recency 19 April 2022 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 6 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a 778.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon E5440, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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