Ryzen 7 4700U vs Xeon D-1540

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1540
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.31
Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 25 Watt
8.41
+33.3%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Xeon D-1540 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1060898
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency13.2731.84
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$581no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier2020
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+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.


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.

Xeon D-1540 6.31
Ryzen 7 4700U 8.41
+33.3%

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.

Xeon D-1540 10025
Ryzen 7 4700U 13363
+33.3%

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.

Xeon D-1540 601
Ryzen 7 4700U 1357
+126%

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.

Xeon D-1540 4464
Ryzen 7 4700U 4922
+10.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.31 8.41
Recency 9 March 2015 6 January 2020
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon D-1540 has 100% more threads.

Ryzen 7 4700U, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1540 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1540 and Ryzen 7 4700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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