Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Xeon E5-2698 v4
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U outperforms Xeon E5-2698 v4 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 490 | 441 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.73 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 10.17 | 52.63 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,226 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2698 v4 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 cores | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 40 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 50 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 456.12 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 7200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2698 v4 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 configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2698 v4 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 |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 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 E5-2698 v4 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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 E5-2698 v4 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.51 | 15.57 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 3 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 8 |
| Threads | 40 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon E5-2698 v4 has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, on the other hand, has a 7.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 382.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2698 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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