Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Xeon Bronze 3206R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3206R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	948	576
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.29	8.26
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Hawk Point
Release date	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$218	$1119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3206R has 279% better value for money than Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3206R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3206R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3206R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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 Bronze 3206R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	14

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U outperforms Xeon Bronze 3206R by 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.98	12.49
Recency	1 January 2020	16 April 2024
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	28 Watt

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