Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Xeon E-2468

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2468 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	393	687
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	93.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	24.04	38.16
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$426	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2468 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	257 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2468 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2468 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2468 and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 E-2468 and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 E-2468 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2468 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version	5	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	14

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.51	11.29
Recency	14 December 2023	16 April 2024
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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