Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

Last updated: 2023-12-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2		AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 or AMD Ryzen 5 8540U - 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 Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 was released in Q1/2014. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U was released in Q1/2024.

Intel Xeon E7 (20)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
4	Generation	7
Ivy Bridge EX	Architecture	Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 has 15 CPU cores and can calculate 30 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 is 2.80 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is at 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz).
Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
15	Cores	6
30	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.80 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.90 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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.
Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 or AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.50 GHz
--	GPU Generation	10
	Technology	4 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	4
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.
Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
1536 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
38.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 is 155 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
155 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
--	TDP down	15 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 38.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
22 nm	Technology	4 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 2011	Socket	FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014	Release date	Q1/2024
4700 $	Release price	--

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1700 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	6915 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	2402 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	7841 (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.


	Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz	1280 (100%)

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