Ryzen 5 8540U vs Xeon Gold 5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	661
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	no data	39.58
Architecture codename	no data	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5420 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	56	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5420 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	FCLGA4677	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5420 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 Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	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 Gold 5420 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	5	4.0
PCI Express lanes	80	14

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2023	6 December 2023
Physical cores	28	6
Threads	56	12
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	28 Watt

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