Intel Xeon W-1250 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS

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Intel Xeon W-1250 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
Intel Xeon W-1250 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-1250 or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS - 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 Intel Xeon W-1250 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1250 was released in Q2/2020.

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS was released in Q2/2023.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD Ryzen 9 PRO (4)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
10 Generation 6
Comet Lake W Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1250 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.70 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-1250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.20 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. 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.

Intel Xeon W-1250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

Internal Graphics

The 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU AMD Radeon 780M
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.80 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 3
14 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
24 Compute units 12
192 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU AMD Radeon 780M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-1250 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon W-1250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
128 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
12.00 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon W-1250 has a TDP of 80 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is 54 W.

Intel Xeon W-1250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1250 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS cache has a total of 24.00 MB.

Intel Xeon W-1250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1200 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2023
255 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1250 (65%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1250 (59%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-1250 Intel Xeon W-1250
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1342 (68%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-1250 Intel Xeon W-1250
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7128 (61%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-1250 Intel Xeon W-1250
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1624 (62%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-1250 Intel Xeon W-1250
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7029 (56%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-1250 Intel Xeon W-1250
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (11%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon W-1250 Intel Xeon W-1250
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
13756 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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).
Intel Xeon W-1250 Intel Xeon W-1250
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-1250 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
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