AMD Ryzen 5 8540U vs Intel Xeon W-1390P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8540U and Intel Xeon W-1390P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.5x lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3761 vs 3566
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Dec 2023 vs 6 May 2021
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3761 vs 3566

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1390P

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25304 vs 18276
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5.30 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
L1 cache 640 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 25304 vs 18276

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1390P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3761
3566
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18276
25304
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8540U Intel Xeon W-1390P
PassMark - Single thread mark 3761 3566
PassMark - CPU mark 18276 25304

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 8540U Intel Xeon W-1390P

Essentials

Launch date 6 Dec 2023 6 May 2021
Place in performance rating 291 284
Architecture codename Rocket Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $539
Processor Number W-1390P
Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Workstation

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.50 GHz
Die size 137 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 640 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz 5.30 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 12 16
Transistor count 20,900 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 50 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP7 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt 125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 3.00 GHz
Package Size 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2019A

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 14 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x4C90
Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics P750

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)