Xeon E3-1565L v5 vs i5-540M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2375	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	3.07	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$257	$417

Detailed specifications

Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.07 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	19	25
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	171 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	2,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	+	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600 MHz, DDR4 2133 MHz at 1.2V
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	1.05 GHz
Execution Units	no data	72

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540M and Xeon E3-1565L v5.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 January 2010	31 May 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

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