Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Xeon E3-1230 V5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230 V5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.18
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
16.15
+212%

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U outperforms Xeon E3-1230 V5 by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1216439
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.80no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency5.9052.59
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$261no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size122 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 780M

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

Xeon E3-1230 V5 5.18
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 16.15
+212%

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.

Xeon E3-1230 V5 7930
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 24711
+212%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1230 V5 1294
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 2151
+66.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1230 V5 4157
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 9526
+129%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.18 16.15
Recency 19 October 2015 3 May 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U has a 211.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 V5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 V5 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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