Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Xeon w5-3425

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	225	685
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	52.11	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	8.08	72.51
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,189	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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	FCLGA4677	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	112	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	23.08	11.50
Recency	15 February 2023	23 May 2023
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	15 Watt

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