Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Xeon D-2798NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2798NT and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated691
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data37.68
Architecture codenameIce Lake-D (2022−2023)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date24 February 2022 (2 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,159no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2798NT 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4012
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2798NT 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA2579FP7
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2798NT and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon D-2798NT and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2798NT 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-2798NT and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2798NT and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes3214
USB revision3.0no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports24no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 February 2022 16 April 2024
Physical cores 20 6
Threads 40 12
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon D-2798NT has 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 346.4% lower power consumption.

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