Ryzen 5 8540U vs Xeon D-1571

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1571 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	660
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	no data	39.44
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	24 February 2016 (8 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,222	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1571 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	13	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1571 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1571 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1571 and Ryzen 5 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1571 and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1571 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

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-1571 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	14
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2016	6 December 2023
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

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