A8-4557M vs Xeon W3540
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1937 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.21 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
Power efficiency | 1.43 | no data |
Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
Release date | 30 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 263 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 731 million | 1303 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
Socket | FCLGA1366 | BGA |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 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 extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | 86x 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 Technology | 1.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
PAE | 36 Bit | no 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 types | DDR3 | no data |
Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M.
PCIe version | 2.0 | no 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.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W3540 and A8-4557M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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