Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs Xeon Silver 4112

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4112
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
4.21
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
14.40
+242%

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS outperforms Xeon Silver 4112 by a whopping 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1399527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.29no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency4.5246.90
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$473no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP7
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno 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 Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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 Silver 4112 4.21
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 14.40
+242%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Silver 4112 6446
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 22041
+242%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.21 14.40
Recency 11 July 2017 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS has a 242% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 203.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4112 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4112 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4112 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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