Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Xeon W-3225
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3225 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 847 | 891 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 2.75 | 28.06 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 3 June 2019 (6 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3225 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3225 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3225 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 W-3225 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 W-3225 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3225 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.33 | 9.89 |
| Recency | 3 June 2019 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon W-3225 has a 4.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 966.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Xeon W-3225 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.
Be aware that Xeon W-3225 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook one.
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