Xeon Gold 6438Y vs Ryzen 9 7845HX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7845HX and Xeon Gold 6438Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	155	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Architecture codename	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7845HX and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	24	64
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	12 MB	no data
L3 cache	64 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 71 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	9900 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7845HX and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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	no data
Socket	FL1	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7845HX and Xeon Gold 6438Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Status	no data	Launched
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7845HX and Xeon Gold 6438Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7845HX and Xeon Gold 6438Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7845HX and Xeon Gold 6438Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 610M

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7845HX and Xeon Gold 6438Y.

PCIe version	5.0	5
PCI Express lanes	28	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	32
Threads	24	64
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	205 Watt

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