Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Xeon Gold 6240Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,726	no data
Current price	$4235 (1.6x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6240Y 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	36	2412 x 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	18 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9900 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240Y 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	DDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, MMX, 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	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6240Y 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 6240Y 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 6240Y and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 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 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	17 January 2024
Physical cores	18	12
Threads	36	2412 x 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 4
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	55 Watt

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