Ryzen 7 5800U vs Xeon X7542

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiencyno data72.95
Architecture codenameno dataCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 coresno data8 (Octa-Core)
Threadsno data16
Base clock speed2.67 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data19
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA1567FP6
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data

Security technologies

Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2010 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800U has an age advantage of 11 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 7 5800U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X7542 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5800U is a notebook one.


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