Ryzen 5 8540U vs Xeon E3-1284L v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1284L v4 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	Broadwell-DT (2015)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c)
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1284L v4 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	122 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 44 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 4c
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	182 mm2	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 E3-1284L v4 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	1	1
Socket	1150	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1284L v4 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	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	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Status	Announced	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1284L v4 and Ryzen 5 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1284L v4 and Ryzen 5 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 E3-1284L v4 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro P6300	AMD Radeon 740M
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1284L v4 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	14

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2015	6 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	122 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 44 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4c
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	28 Watt

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