Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Xeon W-3225
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 687 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 12.51 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 6.65 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9900 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | 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 | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2019 | 17 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 190.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon W-3225 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 9 7840HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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