Ryzen 5 8640U vs Xeon Platinum 8376HL

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated562
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data44.62
Architecture codenameCooper Lake-SP (2021)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads5612
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 configuration81
SocketFCLGA4189FP8
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 Platinum 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 RDIMMDDR5
Maximum memory size4.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 April 2021 6 December 2023
Physical cores 28 6
Threads 56 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8376HL has 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

Ryzen 5 8640U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 632.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8376HL and Ryzen 5 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8376HL is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8640U is a notebook one.


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