Xeon W3540 vs Ryzen AI 7 350
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 7 350 outperforms Xeon W3540 by a whopping 711% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 567 | 2213 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.06 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 21.42 | 0.57 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Krackan Point (2025) | Bloomfield (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 30 March 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 7 350 and Xeon W3540 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 195 mm2 | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 68 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 7 350 and Xeon W3540 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP8 | FCLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 7 350 and Xeon W3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen AI 7 350 and Xeon W3540 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 Ryzen AI 7 350 and Xeon W3540 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 7 350 and Xeon W3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 24 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 860M | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 7 350 and Xeon W3540.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.12 | 1.74 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 30 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 130 Watt |
Ryzen AI 7 350 has a 711.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 364.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W3540 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 7 350 is a notebook processor while Xeon W3540 is a server/workstation one.
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