Ryzen 5 8540U vs Xeon D-1563N
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 663 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 39.21 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| Release date | 1 October 2018 (6 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | no data | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 8540U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2018 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon D-1563N has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 42.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 8540U. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon D-1563N is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8540U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1563N and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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