Ryzen 9 8940HX vs Xeon E3-1268L v5

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1546not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency10.82no data
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelTSMC
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Dragon Range (2025)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)23 April 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$377no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Ryzen 9 8940HX 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size122 mm22x 71 mm2
Number of transistors1,750 million13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Ryzen 9 8940HX 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)1
Socket1151FL1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Ryzen 9 8940HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Ryzen 9 8940HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Ryzen 9 8940HX 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 E3-1268L v5 and Ryzen 9 8940HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5
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 cardIntel HD Graphics P530AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Ryzen 9 8940HX.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1628

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.62 2.70
Recency 19 October 2015 23 April 2025
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon E3-1268L v5 has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 8940HX, on the other hand, has 3.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 and AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1268L v5 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 8940HX is a notebook one.

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