Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Xeon D-2738
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 691 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 37.68 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Hawk Point (2024) |
| Release date | 1 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-2738 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 | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 137 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-2738 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 | FCBGA2579 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 88 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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 D-2738 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 14 |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 24 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2022 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 88 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon D-2738 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. We've got no test results to judge.
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