Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Xeon E5-4640 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4640 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	466	620
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	49.40	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Phoenix (Zen4)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,837	no data
Current price	$21 (0x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4640 v4 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus support	2 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4640 v4 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 configuration	4	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4640 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4640 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4640 v4 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 E5-4640 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	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 E5-4640 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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 E5-4640 v4 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U by 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.59	11.75
Recency	20 June 2016	23 May 2023
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt

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