FX PRO-8800P vs Xeon 6740E
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P 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 | Server | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | Sierra Forest (2024) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 3 June 2024 (less than a year ago) | 2 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P 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 | 96 | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 96 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 320 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (per module) | 1 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 96 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | 4710 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Radeon R7 8CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 88 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2024 | 2 June 2015 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 4 |
| Threads | 96 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon 6740E has an age advantage of 9 years, 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
FX PRO-8800P, on the other hand, has 1566.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon 6740E is a server/workstation processor while FX PRO-8800P is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 6740E and FX PRO-8800P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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