AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
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CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 7 8840U or Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Ryzen 7 8840U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 8840U was released in Q1/2024. The Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ was released in Q4/2023. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 (68) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
| AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5500/6500 (14) |
| 7 | Generation | 5 |
| Hawk Point (Zen 4) | Architecture | Emerald Rapids |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7840U | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 7 8840U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (4.00 GHz). |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ |
| 8 | Cores | 32 |
| 16 | Threads | 64 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.30 GHz | Frequency | 2.20 GHz |
| 5.10 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ |
| AMD Ryzen AI | AI hardware | -- |
| AMD Ryzen™ AI | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| AMD Radeon 780M | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.80 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 2.70 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 4 nm | Technology | |
| 4 | Max. displays | |
| 12 | Compute units | -- |
| 768 | Shader | -- |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| AMD FSR | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| AMD Radeon 780M | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 7 8840U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ |
| DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 | Memory | DDR5-5200 |
| 256 GB | Max. Memory | 4096 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 120.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 332.8 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| 8.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 16.00 MB | L3 Cache | 60.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 80 |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 315.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 8840U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ is 225 W. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ |
| 28 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 225 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 30 W | TDP up | -- |
| 15 W | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 7 8840U has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ cache has a total of 60.00 MB. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ |
| 4 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 | ISA extensions | AMX, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| FP8 | Socket | LGA 4677 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows, Linux |
| Q1/2024 | Release date | Q4/2023 |
| -- | Release price | 3141 $ |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
@ 0.00 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
2.20 GHz |
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ |
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