Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs EPYC Embedded 3101

Primary details

Comparing EPYC Embedded 3101 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYC Embeddedno data
Power efficiencyno data38.46
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC Embedded 3101 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size213 mm2137 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC Embedded 3101 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAMD BGA SP4r2FP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC Embedded 3101 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC Embedded 3101 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC Embedded 3101 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size512 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC Embedded 3101 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3214

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2018 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U has an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

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