Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Xeon Phi 31S1P

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 31S1P and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated345
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data47.91
Architecture codenameKnights Corner (2012−2014)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date17 June 2013 (11 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 31S1P and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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 cores57 (Heptapentaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads22816
Base clock speedno data4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.1 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache32 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache0 KB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die size350 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 31S1P and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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 configuration1no data
SocketPCIe x16FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 31S1P and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 31S1P and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 31S1P and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 31S1P and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 June 2013 13 June 2023
Physical cores 57 8
Threads 228 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon Phi 31S1P has 612.5% more physical cores and 1325% more threads.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 671.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 31S1P and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Phi 31S1P is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a notebook one.


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