Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Ryzen Threadripper 5990X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codename	Chagall	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	128	24
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.45 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	9900 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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	TRX4	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4-3200

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	64	12
Threads	128	24
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	55 Watt

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