AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS and Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS

Around 59% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 81°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 105 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3710 vs 1761

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 81°C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3710 vs 1761

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30644 vs 26897

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30644 vs 26897

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3710

1761

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26897

30644

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	3710	1761
PassMark - CPU mark	26897	30644
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Launch date	16 Apr 2024	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	244	245
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		5120
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	20-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)