Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Xeon W-10885M

Place in the ranking	775	688
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Server
Series	Comet Lake	no data
Power efficiency	20.84	38.00
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H (2020)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-10885M 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	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-10885M 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	FCBGA1440	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-10885M 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
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-10885M 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
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-10885M 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 W-10885M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon 740M
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-10885M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-10885M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-10885M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-10885M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	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.

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 W-10885M 9.95

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 11.29
+13.5%

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 W-10885M 15746

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 17871
+13.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.95	11.29
Recency	13 May 2020	16 April 2024
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

Xeon W-10885M has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has a 13.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-10885M in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-10885M is a mobile workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-10885M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.