Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Xeon Platinum 8170M

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8170M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data38.16
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)$10,409no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8170M 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 cores26 (Hexacosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads5212
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.625 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache26 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8170M 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP7
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8170M 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 Platinum 8170M 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 Platinum 8170M 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 Platinum 8170M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno 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 Platinum 8170M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4814

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 16 April 2024
Physical cores 26 6
Threads 52 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8170M has 333.3% more physical cores and 333.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 489.3% lower power consumption.

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