Xeon 7140N vs Ryzen 9 7940HX
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 113 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 57.89 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Tulsa (2006) |
| Release date | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | August 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 0 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 435 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | 1328 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.1V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N 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 | FL1 | PPGA604 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N 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 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 150 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7940HX has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 172.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while Xeon 7140N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon 7140N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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