Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Xeon Gold 5220T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3624
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache1.125 MB768 KB
L2 cache18 MB12 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature93 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data9900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FL1
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, 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-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 17 January 2024
Physical cores 18 12
Threads 36 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon Gold 5220T has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 9 7840HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 90.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5220T and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5220T is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.


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