Xeon Gold 6142 vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7940HX
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
33.96
+114%
Xeon Gold 6142
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
15.87

Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Xeon Gold 6142 by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking113418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.37
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency58.4310.01
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,946

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache1 MB1 MB
L2 cache16 MB16 MB
L3 cache64 MB22 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
Number of transistors9900 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142 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 configurationno data4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFL1FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142 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 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 9 7940HX 33.96
+114%
Xeon Gold 6142 15.87

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 9 7940HX 53951
+114%
Xeon Gold 6142 25215

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.96 15.87
Recency 17 January 2024 25 April 2017
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 150 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 114% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 172.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6142 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6142 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Xeon Gold 6142, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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