Ryzen 5 8640U vs Xeon E7-8891 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Ryzen 5 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Architecture codename	no data	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$7999	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Ryzen 5 8640U 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	10 (Deca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	20	126 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Ryzen 5 8640U 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	8	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Ryzen 5 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 E7-8891 v4 and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 E7-8891 v4 and Ryzen 5 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	3 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 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 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8891 v4 and Ryzen 5 8640U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	6 December 2023
Physical cores	10	6
Threads	20	126 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	28 Watt

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