Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Xeon Gold 6132

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6132
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
13.96
+23.6%
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.29

Xeon Gold 6132 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6132 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking524688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.80no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.4438.16
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,111no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6132 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache896 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache14 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6132 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP7
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6132 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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 Gold 6132 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4814

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 Gold 6132 13.96
+23.6%
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 11.29

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 Gold 6132 22180
+23.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 17934

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.96 11.29
Recency 25 April 2017 16 April 2024
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Gold 6132 has a 23.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6132 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U in performance tests.


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