Intel Xeon W-2195 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS

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Intel Xeon W-2195 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
Intel Xeon W-2195 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon W-2195 and the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon W-2195 18 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2023.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD Ryzen 9 PRO (4)
Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
6 Generation 6
Skylake W Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon W-2295 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-2195 is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.30 GHz). The processor can compute 36 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS clocks with 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon W-2195 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
18 Cores 8
36 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
4.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.20 GHz
3.40 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-2195 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 780M
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.80 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 4 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- 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.

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 512 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon W-2195, while the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon W-2195 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
512 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
85.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
24.75 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 20
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon W-2195 has a TDP of 140 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is 54 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon W-2195 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-2195 has 24.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is at 24.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Xeon W-2195 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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 2066 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
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2023
2553 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-2195 (58%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-2195 (94%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS (89%)

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-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
1202 (61%)
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-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz
14859 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600 (78%)

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-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
1422 (54%)
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-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz
10864 (87%)
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-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
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-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz
28467 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Xeon W-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
186 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Xeon W-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz
2965 (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-2195 Intel Xeon W-2195
18C 36T @ 2.30 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-2195 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
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