Ryzen 5 8540U vs Xeon D-2776NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2776NT and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	575
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Architecture codename	no data	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c)
Release date	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2776NT and Ryzen 5 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	122 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 44 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 4c
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2776NT and Ryzen 5 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)	117 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2776NT and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-2776NT and Ryzen 5 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-2776NT and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2776NT and Ryzen 5 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	+	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 D-2776NT and Ryzen 5 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

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Recency	1 January 2022	6 December 2023
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	122 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 44 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4c
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	117 Watt	28 Watt

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