Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Xeon Platinum 8380HL

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8380HL and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	256
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Architecture codename	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed Specifications

Xeon Platinum 8380HL and Ryzen 9 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 cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	56	16
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8380HL and Ryzen 9 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 configuration	8	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8380HL and Ryzen 9 7940HS. 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	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, 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
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8380HL and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 8380HL and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 8380HL and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 RDIMM	DDR5, DDR5
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	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 8380HL and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & Cons Summary

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Physical cores	28	8
Threads	56	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	35 Watt

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