CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX
CORE STATE
Dragon Range
CORE SPECS
12 Cores / 24 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.9 Base / 5.1 GHz Turbo
CACHE
64 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
55W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 4
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
INTEL
Xeon 656
CORE STATE
Granite Rapids
CORE SPECS
20 Cores / 40 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.9 Base / 4.8 GHz Turbo
CACHE
72 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
210W
ARCHITECTURE
Granite Rapids
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2026
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
7 8840HX
656
Core Specs
Cores
12
20
+66.7%
Threads
24
40
+66.7%
Base Clock (GHz)
2.9
2.9
0.0%
Boost Clock (GHz)
5.1
4.8
-5.9%
Frequency (GHz)
2.9
2.9
0.0%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
5.1
4.8
-5.9%
Multiplier
29
29
0.0%
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)
72 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
55
210
+281.8%
Configurable TDP
45-75 W
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Architecture
Architecture
Zen 4
Granite Rapids
Codename
Dragon Range
Granite Rapids
Generation
Ryzen 7
(Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Process Size
5 nm
5 nm
Transistors
13,140 million
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Die Size
2x 71 mm²
2x 598 mm²
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
Chipsets
—
W890
PCIe
Gen 5, 28 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 128 Lanes (CPU only)
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
6 nm
10 nm
Interconnect
CXL
—
Gen 2.0 (Shared with PCI-E)
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 610M
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Other
Market
Mobile
Server/Workstation
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
—
$1399
Part Number
100-000001850
SA2DQ
Package
µFC-BGAFL1
FC-LGA18N
Tj Max
100°C
98°C
Bundled Cooler
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None