Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U vs Xeon E5540

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5540
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.75
Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
9.53
+445%

Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U outperforms Xeon E5540 by a whopping 445% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2035801
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency2.0760.13
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)7 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$30no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.53 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data17
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size263 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C105 °C
Number of transistors731 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA1366FP6
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 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 E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size144 GB64 GB
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon E5540 1.75
Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 9.53
+445%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5540 2783
Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 15136
+444%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5540 376
Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 1335
+255%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5540 1376
Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 5073
+269%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 9.53
Recency 30 March 2009 7 May 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U has a 444.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5540 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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