Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Xeon Platinum 8260

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	266	387
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.71	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2019)	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Release date	11 December 2018 (5 years ago)	3 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,702	no data
Current price	$4587 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
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 Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
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 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no 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.

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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 Platinum 8260 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U by 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.62	16.11
Recency	11 December 2018	3 May 2023
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	28 Watt

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