Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Xeon Platinum 8253

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8253 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking345not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.23no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency13.42no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,115no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8253 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)87 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8253 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP7
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8253 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8253 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 Platinum 8253 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 Platinum 8253 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8253 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2018 16 April 2024
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8253 has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 346.4% lower power consumption.

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