Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Xeon D-1541

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1541 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	958	256
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)	January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$581	no data
Current price	$4413 (7.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1541 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1541 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, 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	no data	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1541 and Ryzen 9 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1541 and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1541 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	20
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 7940HS outperforms Xeon D-1541 by 201% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.55	19.73
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

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