AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U or Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U was released in Q2/2023.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M was released in Q3/2017.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16)
6 Generation 1
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
6 Cores 24
12 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
4.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 740M GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
2.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
10 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
256 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 740M GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR4-2666
256 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 33.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M is 150 W.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 22.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M cache has a total of 33.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP8 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 7700 $
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
286 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
5259 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
3444 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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