Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS

Compare Intel Xeon E5 v4 Family 14 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 7 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

6018 points
6036 points
0.30% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

5749 points
8066 points
40% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

6100 points
11% slightly better multitasking score
5457 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

6110 points
14% slightly better heavy workload score
5345 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Xeon E5-2680 v4 and the Ryzen 7 8840HS? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

195.63 points
17% slightly higher Blender score
166.92 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

6901 points
9022 points
30% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1027 points
2060 points
100% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

14
75% significantly more cores
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

28
75% significantly more threads
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.4 GHz
3.30 GHz
37% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.3 GHz
5.1 GHz
54% significantly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

120 W
28 W
328% significantly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

4
100% significantly more memory channels
2

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

263rd of 1,118
261st of 1,118

Family

The product line

Xeon E5 v4 Family
Ryzen 7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2016 February
-

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-1600
DDR5 (FP7r2)

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
-

Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Ryzen 7 8840HS benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 7 8840HS is faster than the Xeon E5-2680 v4. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E5-2680 v4 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Xeon E5-2680 v4 has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 8840HS. Indeed, the Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 14 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 8840HS. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 8840HS. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 8840HS has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-2680 v4. Also, the Ryzen 7 8840HS has a significantly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 8840HS outputs less heat than Xeon E5-2680 v4 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Xeon E5-2680 v4 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons