Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Xeon E5-2650L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650L
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 70 Watt
3.90
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
11.50
+195%

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U outperforms Xeon E5-2650L by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1454685
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.36no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency5.2772.56
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$142no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)6 MB
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size435 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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 E5-2650L 3.90
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 11.50
+195%

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 E5-2650L 6192
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 18265
+195%

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 E5-2650L 437
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 2154
+393%

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 E5-2650L 3006
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 7887
+162%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.90 11.50
Recency 6 March 2012 23 May 2023
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2650L has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, on the other hand, has a 194.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 366.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2650L in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650L and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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