A8-4557M vs Xeon W3540

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1937not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.21no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.43no data
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.93 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size263 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million1303 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1366BGA
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
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
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M 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 W3540 and A8-4557M are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 March 2009 15 May 2012
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon W3540 has 100% more threads.

A8-4557M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon W3540 is a server/workstation processor while A8-4557M is a notebook one.


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