Xeon w3-2525 vs Ryzen 5 8540U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking660not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency39.98no data
Architecture codenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$609

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size137 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525 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 configuration11
SocketFP7FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes1464

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 December 2023 24 August 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 175 Watt

Ryzen 5 8540U has 525% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon w3-2525. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8540U is a notebook processor while Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation one.


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