Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Xeon Phi 7235

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	688
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Phi	no data
Power efficiency	no data	38.16
Architecture codename	Knights Mill (2017)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	1 December 2017 (6 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7235 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	256	12
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	32K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7235 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	SVLCLGA3647	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7235 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 Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR5
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.381 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 Phi 7235 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	36	14

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2017	16 April 2024
Physical cores	64	6
Threads	256	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	28 Watt

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