Ryzen 9 4900H vs Xeon Gold 6140

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6140
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
15.39
+27.6%
Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
12.06

Xeon Gold 6140 outperforms Ryzen 9 4900H by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 9 4900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking453644
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.84no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency10.3521.03
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2333
L1 cache1.125 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature91 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP6
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 9 4900H. 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, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHA
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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 6140 and Ryzen 9 4900H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 6140 and Ryzen 9 4900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Ryzen 9 4900H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48no 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 Gold 6140 15.39
+27.6%
Ryzen 9 4900H 12.06

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 Gold 6140 24445
+27.6%
Ryzen 9 4900H 19152

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 Gold 6140 1099
Ryzen 9 4900H 1550
+41%

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 Gold 6140 8502
+26.3%
Ryzen 9 4900H 6733

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.39 12.06
Recency 25 April 2017 16 March 2020
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon Gold 6140 has a 27.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

Ryzen 9 4900H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 159.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6140 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 4900H in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6140 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 4900H is a notebook one.


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