CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
CORE STATE
Dragon Range
CORE SPECS
16 Cores / 32 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.4 Base / 5.3 GHz Turbo
CACHE
64 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
55W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 4
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
INTEL
Xeon 6521P
CORE STATE
Granite Rapids
CORE SPECS
24 Cores / 48 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.6 Base / 4.1 GHz Turbo
CACHE
144 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
225W
ARCHITECTURE
Granite Rapids
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
passmark_data_compression
passmark_data_encryption
passmark_extended_instructions
passmark_find_prime_numbers
passmark_floating_point_math
passmark_integer_math
passmark_multithread
passmark_physics
passmark_random_string_sorting
passmark_single_thread
passmark_singlethread
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
9 8940HX
6521P
Core Specs
Cores
16
24
+50.0%
Threads
32
48
+50.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
2.4
2.6
+8.3%
Boost Clock (GHz)
5.3
4.1
-22.6%
Frequency (GHz)
2.4
2.6
+8.3%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
5.3
4.1
-22.6%
Multiplier
24
26
+8.3%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
64 KB (per core)
112 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
1 MB (per core)
2 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
64 MB (shared)
144 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
55
225
+309.1%
Configurable TDP
45-75 W
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Architecture
Architecture
Zen 4
Granite Rapids
Codename
Dragon Range
Granite Rapids
Generation
Ryzen 9
(Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Xeon 6
(Granite Rapids-SP)
Process Size
5 nm
5 nm
Transistors
13,140 million
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Die Size
2x 71 mmĀ²
598 mmĀ²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR5
DDR5
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Eight-channel
Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
Yes
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket FL1
Intel Socket 4710
PCIe
Gen 5, 28 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 136 Lanes(CPU only)
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
6 nm
10 nm
Interconnect
CXL
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Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 610M
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Other
Market
Mobile
Server/Workstation
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
ā
$1250
Part Number
100-000001849
SRVNS
Package
ĀµFC-BGAFL1
FC-LGA18N
Tj Max
100Ā°C
100Ā°C
Bundled Cooler
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None