Xeon E-2488 vs Ryzen 5 8540U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.84
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38
+55.2%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Ryzen 5 8540U by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking659327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data75.32
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency39.9918.30
Architecture codenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size137 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488 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 configuration11
SocketFP7FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes1416

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.

Ryzen 5 8540U 11.84
Xeon E-2488 18.38
+55.2%

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.

Ryzen 5 8540U 18812
Xeon E-2488 29191
+55.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.84 18.38
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 8540U has 239.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 55.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8540U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8540U is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8540U and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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